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FEDERAL LAND BANK OF NEW ORLEANS v. CROSLAND, JUDGE OF PROBATE (1923)

| FEDERAL LAND BANK OF NEW ORLEANS v. CROSLAND, JUDGE OF PROBATE |
|---|
| Term: 1922 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 7, 1923 |
| Decided: March 19, 1923 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
FEDERAL LAND BANK OF NEW ORLEANS v. CROSLAND, JUDGE OF PROBATE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 19, 1923. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1923.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
- Petitioner: Farm Credit Administration
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: Alabama
- Citation: 261 U.S. 374
- 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: William Howard Taft
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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