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Weeds, Inc. v. United States, 255 U.S. 109 (1921)
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Weeds, Inc. v. United States, 255 U.S. 109 (1921)
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Weeds, Inc. v. United States No. 558 Argued October 19, 20, 1920 Decided February 28, 1921 255 U.S. 109
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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Section 4 of the Food Control Act is unconstitutional, because of its uncertainty, not only in the clause penalizing sales of necessaries at "unjust or unreasonable rates or charges" (United States v. Cohen Grocer Co., ante,81), but also in the clause penalizing conspiracies to exact "excessive prices."
Reversed.
Plaintiffs in error were convicted under § 4 of the Food Control Act of conspiracy to exact excessive prices for wearing apparel, and, in furtherance of the conspiracy, of putting on sale in a store various articles of clothing at prices varying from 110 to 194 percent in advance of cost, and also of making sales of various suits of clothes at unreasonable prices.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Weeds, Inc. v. United States, 255 U.S. 109 (1921) in 255 U.S. 109 255 U.S. 110. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=46H8P7CETV6M2LB.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Weeds, Inc. v. United States, 255 U.S. 109 (1921), in 255 U.S. 109, page 255 U.S. 110. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=46H8P7CETV6M2LB.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Weeds, Inc. v. United States, 255 U.S. 109 (1921). cited in 1921, 255 U.S. 109, pp.255 U.S. 110. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=46H8P7CETV6M2LB.
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