Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
ABC Freight Forwarding Corp. v. United States
ABC Freight Forwarding Corp. v. United States, 348 U.S. 967 (1955)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1955-03-28
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- court erred in refusing to accommodate religious objection to use of the word "solemnly" in affirmation; "[t]here is no requirement that the word solemnly be used in the affirmation"
- error to prevent testimony by member of Harshmanite Church who declined "because of religious scruples, to use the word 'solemnly' in affirming to tell the truth"; "[t]here is no requirement that the word 'solemnly' be used in the affirmation"
- error to prevent testimony by member of Harsh-manite Church who declined “because of religious scruples, to use the word ‘solemnly’ in affirming to tell the truth”; “[t]here is no requirement that the word ‘solemnly’ be used in the affirmation”
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Per Curiam:The motions to affirm are granted and the judgment is affirmed.