Tyson & Brother v. Banton

Tyson & Brother v. Banton

Argued October 6, 7, 1926
Decided February 28, 1927
Full case name Tyson & Brother v. Banton
Citations

273 U.S. 418 (more)

Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Case opinions
Majority Sutherland, joined by Taft, Van Devanter, McReynolds, Butler
Dissent Holmes, joined by Brandeis
Dissent Stone, joined by Holmes, Brandeis
Dissent Sanford
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Tyson & Brother v. Banton (1927) 273 U.S. 418 is a US Supreme Court case, concerning the constitutionality of the State of New York imposing restrictions on the price of resold theatre tickets. It has been reversed but is notable for the dissent of Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Background

A New York state statute limited the resale price of theatre tickets to fifty cents over the initial box office price.

Opinion of the Court

The majority declared the statute was unconstitutional on grounds of the Fourteenth Amendment, but Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Harlan F. Stone, and Edward T. Sanford dissented.

See also

References

    External links


    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 1/29/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.