New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann

New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann
Argued February 19, 1932
Decided March 21, 1932
Full case nameNew State Ice Co. v. Liebmann
Citations285 U.S. 262 (more)
52 S. Ct. 371; 76 L. Ed. 747
Case history
PriorComplaint dismissed, 42 F.2d 913 (W.D. Okla. 1930); affirmed, 52 F.2d 349 (10th Cir. 1931); cert. granted.
Holding
Due process prevents a state legislature from arbitrarily creating restrictions on new businesses only on the claim that its markets affected a public use, such as requiring a license to sell ice.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Willis Van Devanter · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · George Sutherland
Pierce Butler · Harlan F. Stone
Owen Roberts · Benjamin N. Cardozo
Case opinions
MajoritySutherland, joined by Hughes, Van Devanter, McReynolds, Butler, Roberts
DissentBrandeis, joined by Stone
Cardozo took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann, 285 U.S. 262 (1932), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.