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Pitney v. Washington, 240 U.S. 387 (1916)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Pitney v. Washington, 240 U.S. 387 (1916)
Pitney v. Washington No. 242 Argued October 29, November 1, 2, 1915 Decided March 6, 1916 240 U.S. 387
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
Syllabus
On authority of Rast v. Van Deman & Lewis Co., ante, p. 342, and Tanner v. Little, ante, p. 369, held that the trading stamp license statute of Washington is not unconstitutional under the commerce clause of, or the due process or equal protection provision of the Fourteenth Amendment to, the federal Constitution.
79 Wash. 608 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the constitutionality, under the commerce clause of the federal Constitution and the due process and equal protection provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment thereto, of the trading stamp license tax laws of the Washington, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Pitney v. Washington, 240 U.S. 387 (1916) in 240 U.S. 387 240 U.S. 388. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=USBZPLXJ8NPCPW2.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Pitney v. Washington, 240 U.S. 387 (1916), in 240 U.S. 387, page 240 U.S. 388. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=USBZPLXJ8NPCPW2.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Pitney v. Washington, 240 U.S. 387 (1916). cited in 1916, 240 U.S. 387, pp.240 U.S. 388. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=USBZPLXJ8NPCPW2.
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