Background
During the trial, “Granger cases” was said by Justice Field to be the popular term for the group of six cases, but only because they involved legislation in the farmers' interest, and not because the National Grange, or any of its lodges as such, had anything to do with them. The Munn decision ruled the others and was given at much the greatest length. At issue was whether the act of the Illinois Legislature, 25 April 1871, to regulate public warehouses and the inspection and handling of grain, was constitutional. The other five Granger cases were Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company v. Iowa; Peik v. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company; Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad Company v. Ackley; Winona and Saint Paul Railroad Company v. Blake; and Stone v. Wisconsin.
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