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LAKE COUNTY v. GRAHAM (1889)

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LAKE COUNTY v. GRAHAM
Term: 1888
Important Dates
Decided: May 13, 1889
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

LAKE COUNTY v. GRAHAM is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 13, 1889.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. Circuit for the District of Colorado.

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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: Colorado
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 130 U.S. 674
  • 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: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

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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