CLARK DISTILLING COMPANY v. WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY COMPANY AND STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA (1917)

CLARK DISTILLING COMPANY v. WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY COMPANY AND STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
	Term: 1916
Important Dates
	Argued: May 10, 1915
	Decided: January 8, 1917
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Edward Douglass White
Concurring
	James Clark McReynolds
Dissenting
	Oliver Wendell Holmes • Willis Van Devanter

CLARK DISTILLING COMPANY v. WESTERN MARYLAND RAILWAY COMPANY AND STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 1917. The case was argued before the court on May 10, 1915.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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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: Brewery, distillery
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: West Virginia
Citation: 242 U.S. 311
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (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.