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BERWIND-WHITE COAL MINING COMPANY v. CHICAGO AND ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY (1914)

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BERWIND-WHITE COAL MINING COMPANY v. CHICAGO AND ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY |
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Term: 1914 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 3, 1914 |
Decided: December 14, 1914 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
BERWIND-WHITE COAL MINING COMPANY v. CHICAGO AND ERIE RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 14, 1914. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 1914.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
- Petitioner: Shipper, including importer and exporter
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 235 U.S. 371
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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