Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P.R.)

Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd., 302 U.S. 253 (1937), is a Supreme Court of the United States case concerning Puerto Rico. The issue was whether a local ("insular") law could be pre-empted by the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution. It was also notable as being one of the first cases that determined that Puerto Rico can be treated as if a state for some purposes under the law.Memorandum, Department of Justice, August 18, 1998, found at DOJ website , citing Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P. R.), Ltd., 302 U.S. at 258. Accessed July 27, 2009. It has become a precedent for similar cases.See, e.g., Topp-Cola Company v. Coca-Cola Company, 314 F.2d 124, 136 U.S.P.Q. 610 (2d Cir. 1963), found at Openjurist.com website. Accessed July 27, 2009.

Puerto Rico v. Shell Co. (P.R.)

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