COLGATE v. HARVEY, STATE TAX COMMISSIONER (1935)

COLGATE v. HARVEY, STATE TAX COMMISSIONER
	Term: 1935
Important Dates
	Argued: October 14, 1935
	Decided: December 16, 1935
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter
Dissenting
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Harlan Fiske Stone

COLGATE v. HARVEY, STATE TAX COMMISSIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 16, 1935. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1935.

In a 6-3 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 Vermont State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: Vermont
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Vermont
Citation: 296 U.S. 404
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: George Sutherland

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.