Legal Opinion
Roe v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 15, 1943No. 7947PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
In May, 1933, Congress passed what was termed the Agricultural Adjustment Act, 7 U.S.C.A. § 601 et seq. Section 9 of this Act provided for the levy of a processing tax. The Act was declared unconstitutional by a divided Supreme Court, January 6, 1936. United States v. Butler, 297 U.S. 1, 56 S.Ct. 312, 80 L.Ed. 477, 102 A.L.R. 914. The Act had been sustained by the District Court, and reversed by a divided Circuit Court of Appeals, before it reached the Supreme Court. The uncertainty of its validity was early realized, and the defendant herein acting upon the possibility…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Sargent v. . McLeodNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Morton v. ForseeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1913
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- Goldberg v. PerlmutterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1941
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3Cited by62 opinions
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