BOURJOIS, INC. v. CHAPMAN et al. (1937)

BOURJOIS, INC. v. CHAPMAN et al.
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: March 5, 1937
	Decided: April 26, 1937
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

BOURJOIS, INC. v. CHAPMAN et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 26, 1937. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1937.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maine U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
Petitioner: Business, corporation
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Maine
Citation: 301 U.S. 183
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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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.