PACIFIC STATES BOX & BASKET CO. v. WHITE et al. (1935)

PACIFIC STATES BOX & BASKET CO. v. WHITE et al.
	Term: 1935
Important Dates
	Argued: October 25, 1935
	Decided: November 18, 1935
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

PACIFIC STATES BOX & BASKET CO. v. WHITE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 18, 1935. The case was argued before the court on October 25, 1935.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon U.S. District 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: Manufacturer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State department or agency
Respondent state: Oregon
Citation: 296 U.S. 176
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.