H. P. WELCH CO. v. NEW HAMPSHIRE (1939)
H. P. WELCH CO. v. NEW HAMPSHIRE |
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Term: 1938 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 3, 1939 |
Decided: January 30, 1939 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan 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.
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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