Baldwin v. G. A. F. Seelig, Inc.

Summary

The Supreme Court held that New York could not prohibit the sale of milk acquired in interstate commerce from Vermont merely because Vermont producers were paid less than New York's regulated minimum price. Such a restriction impermissibly burdened interstate commerce by creating an economic barrier against out-of-state competition. The Court also held that the restriction was invalid whether the milk was sold in its original containers or bottled in New York.

Holdings

1. New York may not prohibit the sale within the State of wholesome milk acquired in Vermont merely because the price paid to Vermont producers was lower than the minimum price required for comparable New York milk.
2. The original-package distinction does not permit New York to bar the sale of imported Vermont milk after bottling when the restriction is designed to neutralize out-of-state price advantages and suppress interstate competition.

Questions Presented

1. Whether New York could prohibit the sale of wholesome milk acquired in interstate commerce because the price paid to Vermont producers was lower than the minimum price required for New York producers.
2. Whether the constitutional analysis differed when the imported milk was removed from its original containers and bottled in New York before sale.

Disposition

other