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GULF FISHERIES COMPANY v. MACINERNEY (1928)

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GULF FISHERIES COMPANY v. MACINERNEY |
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Term: 1927 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 16, 1928 |
Decided: February 20, 1928 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
GULF FISHERIES COMPANY v. MACINERNEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1928. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1928.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Southern U.S. District 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: Texas
- Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Respondent state: Texas
- Citation: 276 U.S. 124
- 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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