OLD DEARBORN DISTRIBUTING CO. v. SEAGRAM-DISTILLERS CORP. (1936)

OLD DEARBORN DISTRIBUTING CO. v. SEAGRAM-DISTILLERS CORP.
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: November 12, 1936
	Decided: December 7, 1936
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

OLD DEARBORN DISTRIBUTING CO. v. SEAGRAM-DISTILLERS CORP. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1936. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1936.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 299 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: George Sutherland

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.