Justice Jackson wrote the opinion for the court affirming the constitutionality of a New York State property Statute, and that statute’s retroactive nature. Part of the motivation for finding the statute constitutional, was that it was being challenged by ‘remaindermen’, those set to inherit the remainder of an estate after the other heirs, and that party had no vested property right that could be taken away.
Justice Jackson wrote the opinion for the court affirming the constitutionality of a New York State property Statute, and that statute’s retroactive nature. Part of the motivation for finding the statute constitutional, was that it was being challenged by ‘remaindermen’, those set to inherit the remainder of an estate after the other heirs, and that party had no vested property right that could be taken away.