North Dakota Law Review/Volume 1/Number 6/Important U. S. Supreme Court Decisions

IMPORTANT U. S. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
(From Amer. Bar Assn. Journal)

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Carroll vs U. S. If a prohibition enforcement officer has reasonable cause to believe that an automobile travelling on the public roads is illegally transporting contraband liquor, he may, without a warrant, stop and search such automobile and seize any such liquors which it may contain.—Sup. Court Reports, Vol. 45.

Samuels vs McCurdy. A State may constitutionally authorize the seizure and destruction of intoxicating liquors held for private consumption although they were lawfully acquired before the prohibition law.—Sup. Ct. Rep., Vol. 45.

Buck vs Kuykendall. A State may not permit to some and prohibit to others the use of the public highways by common carriers operating auto vehicles over regular routes in interstate commerce. Sup. Ct. Rep., Vol. 45.

Ozark Pipe Line Co. vs Monier. A State may not constitutionally impose a franchise tax upon a corporation engaged solely in interstate commerce where the property owned and operations performed within the State are all exclusively in furtherance of the interstate business.—Sup. Ct. Rep., Vol. 45, P. 184.