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KNOX COUNTY v. NINTH NATIONAL BANK (1893)

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KNOX COUNTY v. NINTH NATIONAL BANK
Term: 1892
Important Dates
Argued: December 2, 1892
Decided: January 3, 1893
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarGeorge Shiras

KNOX COUNTY v. NINTH NATIONAL BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 3, 1893. The case was argued before the court on December 2, 1892.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Petitioner state: Missouri
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 147 U.S. 91
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: David Josiah Brewer

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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