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Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania, 368 U.S. 71 (1961)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania, 368 U.S. 71 (1961)
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania No. 15 Argued October 12, 1961 Decided December 4, 1961 368 U.S. 71
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Syllabus
1. Appellant was incorporated under the laws of New York, and has its principal place of business there. It transacts a world-wide telegraphic money order business. Pennsylvania sued in a state court and obtained a judgment under a state statute for the escheat to itself of the amount of unclaimed money held by appellant and arising out of money orders bought in Pennsylvania and never cashed by the payees or refunded to the senders.
Held: Pennsylvania had no power to render a judgment of escheat which would bar New York or any other State from escheating the same property, and, therefore, the judgment was void under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 72-77.
2. The controversy between the States as to which of them is entitled to this money can be settled by a suit in this Court under Art. III, § 2, of the Constitution. Pp. 77-80.
400 Pa. 337, 162 A.2d 617, reversed.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania, 368 U.S. 71 (1961) in 368 U.S. 71 368 U.S. 72. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IASESTRK4TZ71IS.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania, 368 U.S. 71 (1961), in 368 U.S. 71, page 368 U.S. 72. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IASESTRK4TZ71IS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pennsylvania, 368 U.S. 71 (1961). cited in 1961, 368 U.S. 71, pp.368 U.S. 72. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=IASESTRK4TZ71IS.
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