Crossman v. Lurman
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE'STATE OF NEW YORK. The facts are stated in the opinion. The state statute so far as it is sought to affect a contract between citizens of the State of New York, as sellers, and citizens of another State, as buyers, and relating to goods which at the time of the. contract were located in a foreign country, and which pursuant to the contract were to be imported into the United States, is unconstitutional as aii interference with foreign and…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE'STATE OF NEW YORK. The facts are stated in the opinion. The state statute so far as it is sought to affect a contract between citizens of the State of New York, as sellers, and citizens of another State, as buyers, and relating to goods which at the time of the. contract were located in a foreign country, and which pursuant to the contract were to be imported into the United States, is unconstitutional as aii interference with foreign and interstate commerce, and cannot be defended as an exercise of the police power of the State of New York. Plumley v.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The law of the State of New York contained the following:
“Sec. 41. Adulterations. — No person shall within the State manufacture, produce, compound, brew, distill, have, sell or offer for sale any adulterated food or drug. An article shall be deemed to be adulterated within the meaning of this act: . . . in the case of food, . . . (6) if it be colored or coated, or polished, or powdered, whereby damage is concealed, or it is made to appear better than it really is, or of greater value.” Laws of the.State of New York of 1893, c. 661, section 41, being chapter 25 of the General Laws of the…
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