PUGET SOUND STEVEDORING CO. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION (1937) - Ballotpedia

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PUGET SOUND STEVEDORING CO. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION

Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: October 13, 1937
Decided: November 8, 1937
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland

PUGET SOUND STEVEDORING CO. v. STATE TAX COMMISSION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 8, 1937. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1937.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Washington
Citation: 302 U.S. 90
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: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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