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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
Term: 1915
Important Dates
Argued: March 13, 1916
Decided: April 17, 1916
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward 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.

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