OLD COLONY TRUST COMPANY v. CITY OF OMAHA (1913)

OLD COLONY TRUST COMPANY v. CITY OF OMAHA
	Term: 1912
Important Dates
	Argued: February 27, 1913
	Decided: June 16, 1913
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

OLD COLONY TRUST COMPANY v. CITY OF OMAHA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 1913. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1913.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Nebraska
Citation: 230 U.S. 100
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Willis Van Devanter

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 conservative.