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City of Chicago v. Willett Co., 344 U.S. 574 (1953)
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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.
City of Chicago v. Willett Co., 344 U.S. 574 (1953)
City of Chicago v. Willett Company No. 23 Argued October 17, 1952 Decided February 9, 1953 344 U.S. 574
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS
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Respondent is an Illinois corporation with its place of business in Chicago. It owns a fleet of trucks which it uses to transport goods for hire within Chicago, as well as between Chicago and points in neighboring States. Every day, each truck carries some goods which never leave the City and some destined for neighboring States.
Held: as applied to respondent, an ordinance of the City of Chicago levying an annual license tax ranging, according to capacity, from $8.25 to $16.50 on each truck operated for hire "within the city," is not inconsistent with the Commerce Clause when not shown to be, in fact, a burden on interstate commerce. Pp. 574-580.
409 Ill. 480, 101 N.E.2d 205, reversed.
The Supreme Court of Illinois held an ordinance of the City of Chicago levying an annual license tax on trucks operated for hire within the City unconstitutional as applied to respondent’s trucks. 409 Ill. 480, 101 N.E.2d 205. This Court granted certiorari. 343 U.S. 940. Reversed and remanded, p. 580.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," City of Chicago v. Willett Co., 344 U.S. 574 (1953) in 344 U.S. 574 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7JNSGSWJ5468SJ.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." City of Chicago v. Willett Co., 344 U.S. 574 (1953), in 344 U.S. 574, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7JNSGSWJ5468SJ.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in City of Chicago v. Willett Co., 344 U.S. 574 (1953). cited in 1953, 344 U.S. 574. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=R7JNSGSWJ5468SJ.
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