Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization
| Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization | |
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| Argued December 7–8, 1915 Decided December 20, 1915 | |
| Full case name | Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization |
| Citations | 239 U.S. 441 (more) 36 S. Ct. 141; 60 L. Ed. 372 |
| Holding | |
| Due process protections attach only to administrative activities in which a small number of people are concerned, who are exceptionally affected by the act, in each case upon individual grounds. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Holmes, joined by unanimous |
Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization, 239 U.S. 441 (1915), was a United States Supreme Court case which held that due process protections attach only to administrative activities in which a small number of people are concerned, who are exceptionally affected by the act, in each case upon individual grounds. By contrast, rule-making or quasi-legislative activities that affect a large number of people without regard to the facts of individual cases do not implicate due process protections. It is an important case in United States administrative law.