DOON TOWNSHIP v. CUMMINS (1892)

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DOON TOWNSHIP v. CUMMINS
Term: 1891
Important Dates
Decided: January 4, 1892
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Dissenting
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownJohn Marshall Harlan

DOON TOWNSHIP v. CUMMINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1892.

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 Iowa U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Iowa.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 142 U.S. 366
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Horace Gray

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.

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