Citations 186 U.S. 380 (more) | ||
Full case name Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health Prior history Compagnie Francaise de Navigation à Vapeur v. State Board of Health, 25 So. 591 (La. 1899) Majority White, joined by Fuller, Gray, Brewer, Shiras, Peckham, McKenna Dissent Brown, joined by Harlan | ||
Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health, 186 U.S. 380 (1902), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held constitutional the involuntary quarantine of individuals suffering from communicable diseases.
Facts
In 1898, the plaintiff's ship SS Britannia was to put in at New Orleans with over 400 passengers aboard. Upon arrival, New Orleans was under cordon sanitaire, and state authorities prohibited the Britannia from unloading passengers or cargo despite no evidence of disease aboard.
References
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