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OHIO OIL COMPANY v. INDIANA, 177 U.S. 212 (April 9, 1900)

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OHIO OIL COMPANY v. INDIANA
Term: 1899
Important Dates
Argued: December 18, 1899
Decided: April 9, 1900
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White

OHIO OIL COMPANY v. INDIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 9, 1900. The case was argued before the court on December 18, 1899.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Oil company, or natural gas producer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Indiana
  • Citation: 177 U.S. 212
  • 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: Edward Douglass White

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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