CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN OHIO TRACTION & LIGHT COMPANY et al. (1920)

CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN OHIO TRACTION & LIGHT COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1919
Important Dates
	Argued: March 17, 1920
	Decided: April 19, 1920
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN OHIO TRACTION & LIGHT COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 19, 1920. The case was argued before the court on March 17, 1920.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of a substantial or properly presented federal question, or a nonsuit
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 252 U.S. 388
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: Joseph McKenna

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.