Mountain Timber Co. v. Washington

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Takings Clause case United States Supreme Court case constitutional law case due process case labor law case workers’ compensation case

Mountain Timber Co. v. Washington is a 1917 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld a state workers’ compensation law against due process and takings clause challenges, reinforcing broad state authority to regulate employer liability for workplace injuries.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Takings Clause case ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ constitutional law case ⓘ due process case ⓘ labor law case ⓘ workers’ compensation case ⓘ
areaOfLaw	constitutional law ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ state police power ⓘ workers’ compensation ⓘ
citation	243 U.S. 219 ⓘ
constitutionalProvisionInterpreted	Fourteenth Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ Takings Clause as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
court	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decisionDate	1917-01-15 ⓘ
decisionType	opinion of the Court ⓘ
defendant	State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
fullCaseName	Mountain Timber Company v. State of Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
holding	Washington’s workers’ compensation law was constitutional ⓘ state workers’ compensation scheme did not constitute an unconstitutional taking of property ⓘ state workers’ compensation scheme did not violate due process ⓘ
impact	supported the development of modern workers’ compensation systems in the United States ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
legalIssue	Takings Clause challenge ⓘ constitutionality of state workers’ compensation statute ⓘ due process challenge under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ scope of state police power over employer liability ⓘ
page	219 ⓘ
partyType	corporation as plaintiff ⓘ state government as defendant ⓘ
plaintiff	Mountain Timber Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedentialStatus	binding precedent in federal courts ⓘ
reinforcedDoctrine	broad state authority to regulate employer liability for workplace injuries ⓘ deference to state economic and social regulation under the police power ⓘ
relatedConcept	employer liability for workplace injuries ⓘ no-fault workers’ compensation system ⓘ state police power over health and safety ⓘ
reporter	United States Reports ⓘ
stateInvolved	Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	allocation of costs of industrial accidents ⓘ validity of compulsory workers’ compensation contributions ⓘ
UScitation	243 U.S. 219 ⓘ
volume	243 ⓘ
yearDecided	1917 ⓘ

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