Pabst Brewing Co. v. Crenshaw
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. The facts are stated in the opinion. . The business is interstate commerce. United States v. Swift & Co., 122 Fed. Rep. 529; Schollenberger v. Pennsylvania, 171 U. S. 1; Robbins v. Taxing District, 120 U. S. 489; Stockard v. Morgan, 185 U. S. 27; New York v. Roberts, 171 U. S. 658. Brewing Co. v. Brister, 179 U. S. 445, distinguished.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. The facts are stated in the opinion. . The business is interstate commerce. United States v. Swift & Co., 122 Fed. Rep. 529; Schollenberger v. Pennsylvania, 171 U. S. 1; Robbins v. Taxing District, 120 U. S. 489; Stockard v. Morgan, 185 U. S. 27; New York v. Roberts, 171 U. S. 658. Brewing Co. v. Brister, 179 U. S. 445, distinguished. The statute is not within the police power of the State. The fees bear no just relation to the expense. The fees do not go to the inspectors but to the State which…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
delivered the opinion of the court. .
The Pabst Brewing Company, a Wisconsin corporation, filed its bill in the court below to enjoin the beer inspector of the State of Missouri and his assistant from collecting or attempting to collect an inspection charge, fee, license or burden, which it was alleged' the law of Missouri imposed upon beer or other, malt liquors when shipped from other States into Missouri, after its delivery within that State to the consignee, and when held for sale for consumption in Missouri or for "shipment to other States. The general ground.upon which the law was *22assaile…
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