Packard v. Banton

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1924-02-18

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Mr. Justice Sutherland delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a suit to enjoin the enforcement of a statute of New York (Laws, 1922, c. 612, p. 1566) alleged to be in contravention of the equal protection of the laws and due process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The statute requires every person, etc., engaged in the business of carrying passenger…

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