McBoyle v. United States
Case Date: 05/04/2025
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McBoyle v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 26–27, 1931
Decided March 9, 1931
Full case name
McBoyle v. United States
Citations
283 U.S. 25 (more)
51 S. Ct. 340; 75 L. Ed. 816; 1931 U.S. LEXIS 861
Prior history
Certiorari to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Holding
The court held that since the law did not specify aircraft, it did not apply to aircraft.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
Oliver W. Holmes, Jr. · Willis Van Devanter
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Harlan F. Stone · Owen J. Roberts
Case opinions
Majority
Holmes, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const.
McBoyle v. United States, 283 U.S. 25 (1931), was a United States Supreme Court case.
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