CENTRAL STATES ELECTRIC CO. v. CITY OF MUSCATINE et al. (1945)

CENTRAL STATES ELECTRIC CO. v. CITY OF MUSCATINE et al.
	Term: 1944
Important Dates
	Argued: December 8, 1944
	Decided: February 12, 1945
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy • Wiley Rutledge

CENTRAL STATES ELECTRIC CO. v. CITY OF MUSCATINE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 12, 1945. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1944.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Iowa
Citation: 324 U.S. 138
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.