· 3/1/1920
McCloskey v. Tobin
Citations
- 252 U.S. 107
- 40 S. Ct. 306
- 64 L. Ed. 481
- 1920 U.S. LEXIS 1665
Syllabus
<p>The rights under the Fourteenth Amendement of a layman engaged in the business of collecting and adjusting claims are not infringed by a state law prohibiting the solicitation of such employment. P. 108.</p>
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- where the predecessor to the present Texas Barratry Statute, Tex. Penal Code Art. 421 (1917
- where the predecessor to the present Texas Barratry Statute, Tex. Penal Code Art. 421 (1917), was held not to interfere with the freedom to contract; since the present barratry statute is the same in all material respects to its predecessor, McClosky is dispositive here
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Judges: Brandeis
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