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United States v. Ferger, 250 U.S. 199 (1919)
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United States v. Ferger, 250 U.S. 199 (1919)
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United States v. Ferger No. 76 Argued April 29, 1919 Decided June 2, 1919 250 U.S. 199
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
Syllabus
Under the commerce clause, Congress has power to deal with acts not in themselves interstate commerce, but which obstruct or otherwise injuriously affect it. P. 202.
Bills of lading in interstate commerce are instrumentalities of that commerce, subject to the authority of Congress under the commerce clause. P. 204.
Judicial notice will be taken of the importance of bills of lading in interstate commerce. Id.
Congress has power to prohibit and punish the forgery and utterance of bills of lading for fictitious shipments in interstate commerce as a means of protecting and sustaining that commerce. P. 205.
256 F. 388 reversed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. Ferger, 250 U.S. 199 (1919) in 250 U.S. 199 250 U.S. 200. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BSBAMNX6P9AQKKB.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. Ferger, 250 U.S. 199 (1919), in 250 U.S. 199, page 250 U.S. 200. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BSBAMNX6P9AQKKB.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. Ferger, 250 U.S. 199 (1919). cited in 1919, 250 U.S. 199, pp.250 U.S. 200. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=BSBAMNX6P9AQKKB.
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