Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization

Bi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization
Argued December 7–8, 1915
Decided December 20, 1915
Full case nameBi-Metallic Investment Co. v. State Board of Equalization
Citations239 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.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Charles E. Hughes
Willis Van Devanter · Joseph R. Lamar
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Case opinion
MajorityHolmes

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.