Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter-House Company
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Crescent City Live-Stock Landing and Slaughter-House Company was a 19th-century New Orleans–area slaughterhouse monopoly whose state-granted exclusive rights were at the center of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court Slaughter-House Cases on the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century company
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business monopoly ⓘ slaughterhouse company ⓘ |
| associatedWithRight |
due process of law
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equal protection of the laws ⓘ privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States ⓘ |
| businessActivity |
landing livestock
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processing meat for New Orleans market ⓘ slaughtering livestock ⓘ |
| centralToCase | Slaughter-House Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| challengedBy | independent New Orleans butchers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| grantedBy | State of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExclusiveRights |
operating stock landing facilities near New Orleans
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slaughtering livestock within designated district ⓘ |
| hasLegalForm | state-chartered corporation ⓘ |
| hasMonopolyOn |
animal slaughtering in New Orleans area
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livestock landing in New Orleans area ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | triggered first major U.S. Supreme Court interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| industry |
meatpacking industry
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slaughterhouse industry ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Slaughter-House Cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
scope of the Fourteenth Amendment
ⓘ
validity of state-granted monopoly ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
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New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuringCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| regulates | slaughtering of livestock in New Orleans area ⓘ |
| relatedToAmendment | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | constitutional litigation in the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
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