Hutchinson Ice Cream Co. v. Iowa

Hutchinson Ice Cream Co. v. Iowa, 242 U.S. 153 (1916), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the local law banning the sale of products without sufficient butter-fat content as "ice cream" was constitutional.[1]

Hutchinson Ice Cream Co. v. Iowa
Decided December 4, 1916
Full case nameHutchinson Ice Cream Co. v. Iowa
Citations242 U.S. 153 (more)
Holding
The local law banning the sale of products without sufficient butter-fat content as "ice cream" was constitutional.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinion
MajorityBrandeis, joined by unanimous

Significance

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Even during the Lochner era, when the Court was anxious to protect economic due process as a fundamental right, the Court consistently upheld the regulation of dairy in cases like Hutchinson Ice Cream Co..[2]

References

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  1. ^ Hutchinson Ice Cream Co. v. Iowa, 242 U.S. 153 (1916)
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Milk". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 306.

See also

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  • Text of Hutchinson Ice Cream Co. v. Iowa, 242 U.S. 153 (1916) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia