Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920)

Name: Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

Johnson v. Maryland

No. 289

Argued October 18, 1920
Decided November 8, 1920
254 U.S. 51

ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FREDERICK COUNTY,

STATE OF MARYLAND

Syllabus

A law of a state penalizing those who operate motor trucks on highways without having obtained license based on examination of competency and payment of a fee cannot constitutionally apply to an employee of the Post Office Department while engaged in driving a government motor truck over a post road in the performance of his official duty. P. 55.

Reversed.

This was a prosecution based on § 143 of Art. 56 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, as amended by c. 85, Acts of 1918. The opinion states the case.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920) in 254 U.S. 51 254 U.S. 55. Original Sources, accessed April 17, 2025, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3GZQA17C7K9SXTZ.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920), in 254 U.S. 51, page 254 U.S. 55. Original Sources. 17 Apr. 2025. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3GZQA17C7K9SXTZ.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Johnson v. Maryland, 254 U.S. 51 (1920). cited in 1920, 254 U.S. 51, pp.254 U.S. 55. Original Sources, retrieved 17 April 2025, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=3GZQA17C7K9SXTZ.

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