PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN et al. v. WISCONSIN TELEPHONE CO. (1933)

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN et al. v. WISCONSIN TELEPHONE CO.
	Term: 1932
Important Dates
	Argued: March 15, 1933
	Decided: March 27, 1933
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN et al. v. WISCONSIN TELEPHONE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 27, 1933. The case was argued before the court on March 15, 1933.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Wisconsin Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Petitioner state: Wisconsin
Respondent type: Telephone, telecommunications, or telegraph company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 289 U.S. 67
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 conservative.