LOONEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, v. CRANE COMPANY (1917)

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LOONEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, v. CRANE COMPANY
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: March 3, 1816
Decided: December 10, 1917
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

LOONEY, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, v. CRANE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1917. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1816.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: Texas
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 245 U.S. 178
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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.

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