Citations 273 U.S. 418 (more) End date 1927 | Dissent Sanford | |
Full case name Tyson & Brother v. Banton Majority Sutherland, joined by Taft, Van Devanter, McReynolds, Butler Dissent Holmes, joined by Brandeis Dissent Stone, joined by Holmes, Brandeis Similar Adkins v Children's Hospital, Munn v Illinois, Whitney v California, Pierce v Society of Sisters, Meyer v Nebraska | ||
Tyson & Brother v. Banton (1927) 273 U.S. 418 is a US Supreme Court case, concerning the constitutionality of the State of New York imposing restrictions on the price of resold theatre tickets. It has been reversed but is notable for the dissent of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Background
A New York state statute limited the resale price of theatre tickets to fifty cents over the initial box office price.
Opinion of the Court
The majority declared the statute was unconstitutional on grounds of the Fourteenth Amendment, but Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Harlan F. Stone, and Edward T. Sanford dissented.
References
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