ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. O'CONNOR (1912)

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ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. O'CONNOR
Term: 1911
Important Dates
Argued: January 24, 1912
Decided: February 19, 1912
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

ATCHISON, TOPEKA & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY v. O'CONNOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1912. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1912.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. Circuit for the District of Colorado.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Colorado
  • Respondent type: State department or agency
  • Respondent state: Colorado
  • Citation: 223 U.S. 280
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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 conservative.

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