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Preferred term
Geer vs. Connecticut
Definition
- GEER VS. CONNECTICUT is the 1896 lawsuit that definitively formed the basis for state law concerning the ownership of animals. The case was brought against Edward M. Geer, on the basis that he was attempting to sell animals in a state in which they would be considered illegally obtained, although he had obtained them in another state through legal means. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Geer vs. Connecticut]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Geer_vs._Connecticut
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