LOUIS K. LIGGETT CO. et al. v. LEE, COMPTROLLER, et al. (1933)

LOUIS K. LIGGETT CO. et al. v. LEE, COMPTROLLER, et al.
	Term: 1932
Important Dates
	Argued: January 12, 1933
	Decided: March 13, 1933
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Pierce Butler • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter
Dissenting
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Harlan Fiske Stone

LOUIS K. LIGGETT CO. et al. v. LEE, COMPTROLLER, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1933. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1933.

In a 6-3 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 Florida State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Florida
Citation: 288 U.S. 517
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.