O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.

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O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. is a 1931 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld state regulation of insurance agents’ commissions against a due process challenge, reflecting the Hughes Court’s deference to economic regulation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Supreme Court case
court decision
areaOfLaw constitutional law
economic regulation
insurance regulation
chiefJusticeAtTimeOfDecision Charles Evans Hughes NERFINISHED
constitutionalProvisionInvolved Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
court Supreme Court of the United States
decisionDate 1931
doctrine judicial deference to economic regulation
era Hughes Court NERFINISHED
fullCaseName O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. NERFINISHED
holding State regulation of insurance agents’ commissions does not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
The challenged state statute regulating insurance agents’ commissions was upheld as constitutional
jurisdiction State of New Jersey NERFINISHED
United States federal jurisdiction
languageOfWork English
legalIssue constitutionality of state regulation of insurance agents’ commissions
due process challenge to economic regulation
outcome state economic regulation upheld
petitioner O’Gorman & Young, Inc. NERFINISHED
respondent Hartford Fire Insurance Co. NERFINISHED
significance illustrates the Supreme Court’s increasing deference to state economic regulation during the Hughes Court era
represents a retreat from strict substantive due process review of economic legislation
subjectMatter insurance agents’ commission contracts
state power to regulate insurance business
topic police power of the states
regulation of the insurance industry as a business affected with a public interest
yearDecided 1931

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United States Supreme Court cases of the Hughes Court includesCase O’Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co.