LOWER VEIN COAL COMPANY v. INDUSTRIAL BOARD OF INDIANA et al. (1921)

LOWER VEIN COAL COMPANY v. INDUSTRIAL BOARD OF INDIANA et al.
	Term: 1920
Important Dates
	Argued: January 27, 1921
	Decided: February 28, 1921
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

LOWER VEIN COAL COMPANY v. INDUSTRIAL BOARD OF INDIANA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1921. The case was argued before the court on January 27, 1921.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Coal company or coal mine operator
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Indiana
Citation: 255 U.S. 144
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: Joseph McKenna

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.