Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railway Co. of Texas v. May
1904 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Missouri, Kansas, [sic] & Texas Railway Company of Texas v. Clay May, 194 U.S. 267 (1904), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court which held that a Texas law did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by penalizing only railroad companies for allowing certain weeds to mature and go to seed on their land.[1]
Quick Facts Missouri, K. & T.R. Co. of Texas v. May, Argued March 17, 1903 Decided May 2, 1904 ...
Missouri, K. & T.R. Co. of Texas v. May | |
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Argued March 17, 1903 Decided May 2, 1904 | |
Full case name | Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railway Company of Texas v. Clay May |
Citations | 194 U.S. 267 (more) 24 S. Ct. 638; 48 L. Ed. 971; 1904 U.S. LEXIS 853 |
Holding | |
A Texas law did not violate the 14th Amendment by penalizing only railroads for allowing certain weeds to go to seed. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Holmes, joined by Fuller, Harlan, Peckham, Day |
Concurrence | Brewer |
Dissent | Brown |
Dissent | White |
Dissent | McKenna |
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