Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P.R.)

Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd.
Argued November 9, 1937
Decided December 6, 1937
Full case name People of Puerto Rico, petitioner, v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd.
Citations 302 U.S. 253 (more)
58 S. Ct. 167; 82 L. Ed. 235
Prior history 86 F.2d 577, reversed
Court membership
Chief Justice
Charles E. Hughes
Associate Justices
James C. McReynolds · Louis Brandeis
George Sutherland · Pierce Butler
Harlan F. Stone · Owen Roberts
Benjamin N. Cardozo · Hugo Black
Case opinions
Majority Sutherland
Laws applied
Commerce clause

Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd., 302 U.S. 253 (1937), was a notable Supreme Court of the United States case. The issue was whether a local ("insular") law could be pre-empted by the Commerce clause of the United States Constitution. It was also notable as being one of the first cases that determined that Puerto Rico can be treated as if a state for some purposes under the law.[1] It has become a precedent for similar cases.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Memorandum, Department of Justice, August 18, 1998, found at DOJ website Archived 2009-07-25 at the Wayback Machine., citing Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd., 302 U.S. at 258. Accessed July 27, 2009.
  2. ↑ See, e.g., Topp-Cola Company v. Coca-Cola Company, 314 F.2d 124, 136 U.S.P.Q. 610 (2d Cir. 1963), found at Openjurist.com website. Accessed July 27, 2009.


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