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SCHUYLKILL TRUST CO. v. PENNSYLVANIA (1938)

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SCHUYLKILL TRUST CO. v. PENNSYLVANIA
Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 1937
Decided: January 3, 1938
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackLouis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge Sutherland

SCHUYLKILL TRUST CO. v. PENNSYLVANIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 3, 1938. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1937.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1930s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Pennsylvania
  • Citation: 302 U.S. 506
  • 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: Owen Josephus Roberts

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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