RED OIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE OF NORTH CAROLINA (1912)

RED OIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE OF NORTH CAROLINA
	Term: 1911
Important Dates
	Argued: December 21, 1911
	Decided: January 9, 1912
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

RED OIL MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. BOARD OF AGRICULTURE OF NORTH CAROLINA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1912. The case was argued before the court on December 21, 1911.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of North Carolina.

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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: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: North Carolina
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: North Carolina
Citation: 222 U.S. 380
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: Edward Douglass White

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.