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PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK v. MARYE (1903)

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PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK v. MARYE
Term: 1903
Important Dates
Argued: October 14, 1903
Decided: November 30, 1903
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

PEOPLE'S NATIONAL BANK v. MARYE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 30, 1903. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 1903.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Virginia.

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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: Virginia
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Virginia
  • Citation: 191 U.S. 272
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Rufus Wheeler Peckham

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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