FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND v. TAFOYA, CHAIRMAN, et al. (1926)

FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND v. TAFOYA, CHAIRMAN, et al.
	Term: 1925
Important Dates
	Argued: January 26, 1926
	Decided: March 15, 1926
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter
Dissenting
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford

FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND v. TAFOYA, CHAIRMAN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1926. The case was argued before the court on January 26, 1926.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Mexico U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: New Mexico
Citation: 270 U.S. 426
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.