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CAMPBELL v. CITY OF OLNEY (1923)

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CAMPBELL v. CITY OF OLNEY
Term: 1922
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1923
Decided: May 21, 1923
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

CAMPBELL v. CITY OF OLNEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1923. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1923.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Texas State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Texas
  • Citation: 262 U.S. 352
  • 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: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler

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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