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Quotation from Munn v. Illinois by Supreme Court of the United States
“They stand, to use again the language of their counsel, in the very 'gateway of commerce,' and take toll from all who pass.”
Munn v. Illinois, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Waite) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute))
Waite applies Hale's principle to the Chicago grain elevators.
Citation: "They stand, to use again the language of their counsel, in the very 'gateway of commerce,' and take toll from all who pass." — Supreme Court of the United States, Munn v. Illinois, Opinion of the Court (Chief Justice Waite) (U.S. Reports text (Legal Information Institute)). (id munn-v-illinois-q3)
Portrait: Chief Justice Morrison Waite, Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain.
