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OHIO ex rel. BRYANT v. AKRON METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT et al. (1930)

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OHIO ex rel. BRYANT v. AKRON METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT et al.
Term: 1929
Important Dates
Argued: February 27, 1930
Decided: March 12, 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 ex rel. BRYANT v. AKRON METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1930. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1930.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial 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: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 281 U.S. 74
  • 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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