BONET, TREASURER, v. TEXAS COMPANY (P. R.), INC. (1940)

BONET, TREASURER, v. TEXAS COMPANY (P. R.), INC.
	Term: 1939
Important Dates
	Argued: December 11, 1939
	Decided: January 2, 1940
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts

BONET, TREASURER, v. TEXAS COMPANY (P. R.), INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 2, 1940. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1939.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Puerto Rico State Supreme Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Puerto Rico
Respondent type: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 308 U.S. 463
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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: William Douglas

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 conservative.