Merchants Exchange of St. Louis v. Missouri Ex Rel. Barker
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the court.
A statute of Missouri relating to the inspection and weighing of grain, approved March 20, 1913 (Laws, Missouri, 1913, pp. 354-373), and amended March 23, 1915 (Laws, Missouri, 1915, p. 302), declares that in cities of more than 75,000 inhabitants all buildings used for the storage or transferring of grain of different owners, for a compensation, shall be deemed public warehouses; and, by § 63 (p. 372) thereof, prohibits under severe penalties “any person, corporation or association other than a duly authorized and bonded state weigher to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Board of Trade of Chicago v. Christie Grain & Stock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
- W. W. Cargill Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- House v. MayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Pittsburg & Southern Coal Co. v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Brodnax v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
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