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CAMPBELL v. CITY OF OLNEY (1923)

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CAMPBELL v. CITY OF OLNEY |
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Term: 1922 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 20, 1923 |
Decided: May 21, 1923 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis 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.
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.
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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