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ARBUCKLE v. BLACKBURN (1903)

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ARBUCKLE v. BLACKBURN
Term: 1903
Important Dates
Argued: November 10, 1903
Decided: December 7, 1903
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

ARBUCKLE v. BLACKBURN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 1903. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1903.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 191 U.S. 405
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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