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OHIO OIL COMPANY v. CONWAY, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF LOUISIANA (1930)

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OHIO OIL COMPANY v. CONWAY, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF LOUISIANA
Term: 1929
Important Dates
Argued: March 4, 1930
Decided: April 14, 1930
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

OHIO OIL COMPANY v. CONWAY, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 14, 1930. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1930.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: Louisiana
  • Citation: 281 U.S. 146
  • 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: Charles Evans Hughes

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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