Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd. | |
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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 |
Case history | |
Prior | 86 F.2d 577, reversed |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Sutherland, joined by unanimous |
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]