McBoyle v. United States

Case Date: 05/19/2024

The following WikiProjects or Portals may be able to help recruit one: • WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases • WikiProject Law· Law Portal If another appropriate WikiProject or portal exists, please adjust this template accordingly. (October 2008) 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.