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CLYDE MALLORY LINES v. ALABAMA EX REL. STATE DOCKS COMMISSION (1935)

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CLYDE MALLORY LINES v. ALABAMA EX REL. STATE DOCKS COMMISSION
Term: 1935
Important Dates
Argued: November 15, 1935
Decided: December 9, 1935
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

CLYDE MALLORY LINES v. ALABAMA EX REL. STATE DOCKS COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1935. The case was argued before the court on November 15, 1935.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Alabama
  • Citation: 296 U.S. 261
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Harlan Fiske Stone

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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