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OFFUTT HOUSING CO. v. COUNTY OF SARPY et al. (1956)
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| OFFUTT HOUSING CO. v. COUNTY OF SARPY et al. |
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| Term: 1955 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 26, 1956 |
| Decided: May 28, 1956 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • Sherman Minton • Earl Warren |
| Dissenting |
| Harold Burton • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Stanley Reed |
OFFUTT HOUSING CO. v. COUNTY OF SARPY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 28, 1956. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1956.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nebraska State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
- Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
- Petitioner state: Nebraska
- Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Respondent state: Nebraska
- Citation: 351 U.S. 253
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Felix Frankfurter
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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