Legal Opinion

New York State v. Roberts

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided October 31, 1898No. 21PublishedCited by 60 opinions

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Pabke, Davis & Company is the name of a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Michigan for the manufacture and sale of chemical and pharmaceutical preparations. The'factory is situated in the city of Detroit. The corporation has a warehouse and depot in the city of New York, and there keeps on hand varying quantities of its manufactured products, which are there sold at wholesale in original packages.

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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Pabke, Davis & Company is the name of a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Michigan for the manufacture and sale of chemical and pharmaceutical preparations. The'factory is situated in the city of Detroit. The corporation has a warehouse and depot in the city of New York, and there keeps on hand varying quantities of its manufactured products, which are there sold at wholesale in original packages. The concern is represented in New York by John Clay as manager, who is paid a salary. The business of selling the…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shiras

The construction put upon the statute of the State of New York by its courts is, of course, binding upon this court, and that portion of the contention which questioned the action of 'the comptroller on the ground of a misinterpretation of the law is thus disposed of.

It must be regarded as finally settled by frequent decisions of this court that, subject to certain limitations as respects interstate and foreign commerce, a State may impose such conditions upon permitting a foreign corporation to do business within its limits as it may judge expedient; and that it may make the grant or…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Smyth v. AmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. Paul v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  3. Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
  4. Cooley v. Board of Wardens of Port of Philadelphia Ex Rel. Soc. for Relief of Distressed PilotsSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
  5. Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1887

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. Western & Southern Life Ins. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Southern Railway Co. v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
  3. Plummer v. ColerSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  4. Anglo-Chilean Nitrate Sales Corp. v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. I. M. Darnell & Son Co. v. City of MemphisSupreme Court of the United States · 1908

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