FEDERAL COMPRESS & WAREHOUSE CO. et al. v. MCLEAN, SHERIFF, et al. (1934) - Ballotpedia

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FEDERAL COMPRESS & WAREHOUSE CO. et al. v. MCLEAN, SHERIFF, et al.

Term: 1933
Important Dates
Argued: December 11, 1933
Decided: January 8, 1934
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

FEDERAL COMPRESS & WAREHOUSE CO. et al. v. MCLEAN, SHERIFF, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 1934. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1933.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi 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: Mississippi
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Mississippi
Citation: 291 U.S. 17
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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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