McFarland v. American Sugar Refining Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE DISTRICT COURT OP THE UNITED STATE& POR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OP LOUISIANA. The facts, which involve the constitutionality under the commerce clause of, and the Fourteenth Amendment to, the Federal Constitution of Act No. 10 of Louisiana of 1915, relative to, and regulating the business of, refining sugar, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a bill in equity brought by a New Jersey corporation, the appellee, against the Inspector of Sugar Refining, the Governor and the Attorney General of Louisiana, to prevent the enforcement of Act No. 10 of the Extra Session of the General Assembly of that State for 1915. The grounds of relief are the commerce clause and the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
The plaintiff was granted a preliminary injunction by three judges in the District Court and the defendants appealed. 229 Fed. Rep. 284.. A summary of the statute is as follows: The business of refining…
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