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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. |
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Term: 1929 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 27, 1930 |
Decided: March 12, 1930 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis 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.
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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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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