· 5/14/1928
Sprout v. South Bend
Citations
- 277 U.S. 163
- 48 S. Ct. 502
- 72 L. Ed. 833
- 1928 U.S. LEXIS 682
- 62 A.L.R. 45
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- striking down a “flat tax, substantial in amount and the same for busses plying the streets continuously in local service and for busses making, as do many interstate busses, only a single trip daily”
- “The privilege of engaging in [interstate] commerce is one which a state cannot deny”
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Judges: Brandeis
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