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RICHARDSON, AS TREASURER OF PORTO RICO, v. FAJARDO SUGAR COMPANY (1916)

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RICHARDSON, AS TREASURER OF PORTO RICO, v. FAJARDO SUGAR COMPANY |
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Term: 1915 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 13, 1916 |
Decided: April 17, 1916 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
RICHARDSON, AS TREASURER OF PORTO RICO, v. FAJARDO SUGAR COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1916. The case was argued before the court on March 13, 1916.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Puerto Rico U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Petitioner state: Puerto Rico
- Respondent type: Business, corporation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 241 U.S. 44
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- 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: James Clark McReynolds
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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