Supreme Court· 4/30/1877
McCready v. Virginia
Citations
- 94 U.S. 391
- 24 L. Ed. 248
- 1876 U.S. LEXIS 1875
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding a state law prohibiting nonresidents from planting oysters in a riverbed owned by the state did not violate the Privileges and Immunities Clause
- upholding a state statute that prohibited non- state citizens from planting oysters in tidal lands
- upholding a state statute that prohibited non-state citizens from planting oysters in tidal lands
- \There has been . . . no . . . grant of power over the fisheries [to the United States]. These remain under the exclusive control of the State. . .\
- “There has been . . . no . . . grant of power over the fisheries [to the United States]. These remain under the exclusive control of the State . . .”
- restrictions on oyster harvesting permitted under concept of state authority to regulate public waters
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Judges: Waite
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