KELLY, DIRECTOR, et al. v. WASHINGTON EX REL. FOSS CO. (1937)

KELLY, DIRECTOR, et al. v. WASHINGTON EX REL. FOSS CO.
	Term: 1937
Important Dates
	Argued: March 9, 1937
	Decided: November 8, 1937
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland

KELLY, DIRECTOR, et al. v. WASHINGTON EX REL. FOSS CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 8, 1937. The case was argued before the court on March 9, 1937.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: State department or agency
Petitioner state: Washington
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 302 U.S. 1
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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.