Legal Opinion
Memphis Steam Laundry Cleaner, Inc. v. Stone
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 7, 1952No. 253PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
342 U.S. 389 (1952)
MEMPHIS STEAM LAUNDRY CLEANER, INC.
v.
STONE, CHAIRMAN, STATE TAX COMMISSION.
No. 253.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued December 3, 1951.
Decided March 3, 1952.
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI.
C. E. Clifton argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were W. H. Watkins, Sr., P. H. Eager, Jr. and Thomas H. Watkins.
J. H. Sumrall submitted on brief for appellee.
2Opinion of the Court · VinsonChief Justice Vinson
The question before us is whether a Mississippi tax laid upon the privilege of soliciting business for a laundry not licensed in that State infringes the Commerce Clause.[1]
Appellant operates a…
3Cases cited35 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Breard v. AlexandriaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Du MondSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Welton v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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4Cited by42 opinions
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- Railway Express Agency, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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