TUCKER v. TEXAS
Supreme Court Cases
326 U.S. 517 (1946)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a Texas Penal Code statute which makes it an offense for any peddler or hawker of goods or merchandise to willfully refuse to leave premises after having been notified to do so by owner applies to a person distributing religious material
Action
Reversed. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.