Tyson & Brother v. Banton
Appearance
Tyson & Brother v. Banton | |
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Argued October 6–7, 1926 Decided February 28, 1927 | |
Full case name | Tyson & Brother v. Banton |
Citations | 273 U.S. 418 (more) 47 S. Ct. 426; 71 L. Ed. 718; 1927 U.S. LEXIS 707 |
Court membership | |
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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, 273 U.S. 418 (1927), 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
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[edit]External links
[edit]- Text of Tyson & Brother v. Banton, 273 U.S. 418 (1927) is available from: Cornell CourtListener Findlaw Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress