American Tobacco Co. v. Werckmeister

American Tobacco Co. v. Werckmeister, 207 U.S. 284 (1907), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the seizure by the United States marshal in a copyright case of certain pictures under a writ of replevin did not constitute an unreasonable search and seizure.

American Tobacco Co. v. Werckmeister
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 30, 1907 Decided December 2, 1907
Full case name	American Tobacco Co. v. Werckmeister
Citations	207 U.S. 284 (more) 28 S. Ct. 72; 52 L. Ed. 208
Holding
The seizure by the United States marshal in a copyright case of certain pictures under a writ of replevin did not constitute an unreasonable search and seizure.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices John M. Harlan · David J. Brewer Edward D. White · Rufus W. Peckham Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day · William H. Moody
Case opinion
Majority	Day, joined by a unanimous court

External links

• Text of American Tobacco Co. v. Werckmeister, 207 U.S. 284 (1907) is available from: Google Scholar Justia Library of Congress

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