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HUNT v. WASHINGTON APPLE ADVERTISING COMM'N

No. 76-63.

432 U.S. 333 (1977)

97 S.Ct. 2434

53 L.Ed.2d 383

HUNT, GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA, ET AL. v. WASHINGTON STATE APPLE ADVERTISING COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Jordan, Jr., argued the cause for appellants. With him on the brief were Rufus L. Edmisten, Attorney General of North Carolina, and Millard R. Rich, Jr., Deputy Attorney General.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General of Washington, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Edward B. Mackie, Deputy Attorney General, and James Arneil, Special Assistant Attorney General.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1973, North Carolina enacted a statute which required, inter alia, all closed containers of apples sold, offered for sale, or shipped into the State to bear "no grade other than the applicable U. S. grade or standard." N. C. Gen. Stat. § 106-189.1 (1973). In an action brought by the Washington State Apple Advertising Commission, a three-judge Federal District Court invalidated the statute...

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