TOWNSEND et al. v. YEOMANS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA, et al. (1937)

TOWNSEND et al. v. YEOMANS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA, et al.
	Term: 1936
Important Dates
	Argued: May 3, 1937
	Decided: May 24, 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

TOWNSEND et al. v. YEOMANS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1937. The case was argued before the court on May 3, 1937.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Middle 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: Seller or vendor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Georgia
Citation: 301 U.S. 441
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: 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 liberal.