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GULF FISHERIES COMPANY v. MACINERNEY (1928)

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GULF FISHERIES COMPANY v. MACINERNEY
Term: 1927
Important Dates
Argued: January 16, 1928
Decided: February 20, 1928
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis 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.

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.

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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.

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