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Weaver v. Palmer Bros. Co.

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Weaver v. Palmer Brothers Company
Argued December 11, 1925
Decided March 8, 1926
Full case nameWeaver v. Palmer Brothers Company
Citations270 U.S. 402 (more)
46 S. Ct. 320; 70 L. Ed. 654; 1926 U.S. LEXIS 420
Court membership
Chief Justice
William H. Taft
Associate Justices
Oliver W. Holmes Jr. · Willis Van Devanter
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Edward T. Sanford · Harlan F. Stone
Case opinions
MajorityButler, joined by Taft, Van Devanter, McReynolds, Sutherland, Sanford
DissentHolmes, joined by Brandeis, Stone
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. XIV

Weaver v. Palmer Brothers Company, 270 U.S. 402 (1926), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court struck down a public health and safety regulation as a violation of due process under the Fourteenth Amendment.[1][2]

Background

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A statute banned the use of cut up fabrics in the manufacturing of bedding based on concerns over public health. The statute did allow for the use of other second hand fabrics after sterilization.

Opinion of the Court

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Because the banned cut up fabrics could be rendered safe by the same process of sterilization, the Court held the statute to be an arbitrary infringement on business that violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Weaver v. Palmer Bros. Co., 270 U.S. 402 (1926).
  2. ^ Varat, J.D. et al. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 368
  3. ^ Varat, p. 368
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