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MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY v. MICHIGAN (1902)

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MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY v. MICHIGAN
Term: 1901
Important Dates
Argued: March 20, 1902
Decided: April 7, 1902
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White

MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY v. MICHIGAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1902. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1902.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Michigan State Supreme Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Michigan
  • Citation: 185 U.S. 112
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller

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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