Allgeyer v. Louisiana
United States Supreme Court
165 U.S. 578 (1897)
Relevant factsFree
Allgeyer (defendant), a Louisiana company, sent a letter to a New York insurer seeking coverage for an international cotton shipment; Louisiana (plaintiff) fined Allgeyer under a statute conditionally barring foreign corporations from doing business in the state, and the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the fine.
IssueFree
Whether a state may enact a law effectively prohibiting its citizens from contracting with foreign corporations without violating the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.