SILAS MASON CO. et al. v. TAX COMMISSION OF WASHINGTON et al. (1937) - Ballotpedia

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SILAS MASON CO. et al. v. TAX COMMISSION OF WASHINGTON et al.

Term: 1937
Important Dates
Argued: April 27, 1937
Decided: December 6, 1937
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Hugo Black • Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Benjamin Nathan Cardozo • Charles Evans Hughes • Harlan Fiske Stone
Dissenting
Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • George Sutherland

SILAS MASON CO. et al. v. TAX COMMISSION OF WASHINGTON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1937. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1937.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: intergovernmental tax immunity
Petitioner: Government contractor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: Washington
Citation: 302 U.S. 186
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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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