CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER CO. v. BEAVER PORTLAND CEMENT CO. et al. (1935)

CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER CO. v. BEAVER PORTLAND CEMENT CO. et al.
	Term: 1934
Important Dates
	Argued: April 5, 1935
	Decided: April 29, 1935
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER CO. v. BEAVER PORTLAND CEMENT CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1935. The case was argued before the court on April 5, 1935.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 295 U.S. 142
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: George Sutherland

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.