FARMERS AND MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS v. STATE OF MINNESOTA (1914)

FARMERS AND MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS v. STATE OF MINNESOTA
	Term: 1913
Important Dates
	Argued: May 8, 1913
	Decided: February 24, 1914
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

FARMERS AND MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS v. STATE OF MINNESOTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1914. The case was argued before the court on May 8, 1913.

In a 9-0 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 Minnesota State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Minnesota
Citation: 232 U.S. 516
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: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Mahlon Pitney

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.