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

Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd.
Supreme Court of the United States
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) 302 U.S. 253
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 J. 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

• Competition law
• Dormant Commerce Clause
• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 302
• Bibb v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.
• Federal preemption

References

1. Memorandum, Department of Justice, August 18, 1998, found at DOJ website, 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.

External links

• Case on Justia.com
• United States Supreme Court Opinions from Volume 302 of the United States Report
• Supreme Court list of cases, 1926-1948