H. P. WELCH CO. v. NEW HAMPSHIRE (1939)

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H. P. WELCH CO. v. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Term: 1938
Important Dates
Argued: January 3, 1939
Decided: January 30, 1939
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackLouis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

H. P. WELCH CO. v. NEW HAMPSHIRE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 30, 1939. The case was argued before the court on January 3, 1939.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Hampshire State Supreme Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New Hampshire
  • Citation: 306 U.S. 79
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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