FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, EXECUTOR, v. MAINE (1932) - Ballotpedia

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, EXECUTOR, v. MAINE

Term: 1931
Important Dates
Argued: December 10, 1931
Decided: January 4, 1932
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter
Dissenting
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Harlan Fiske Stone

FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, EXECUTOR, v. MAINE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1932. The case was argued before the court on December 10, 1931.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maine State Supreme 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: Maine
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Maine
Citation: 284 U.S. 312
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: George Sutherland

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

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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