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SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS COMPANY v. ROBERTSON, STATE REVENUE AGENT, et al. (1924)

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SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS COMPANY v. ROBERTSON, STATE REVENUE AGENT, et al.
Term: 1923
Important Dates
Decided: April 21, 1924
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS COMPANY v. ROBERTSON, STATE REVENUE AGENT, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 21, 1924.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Mississippi
  • Respondent type: State department or agency
  • Respondent state: Mississippi
  • Citation: 264 U.S. 541
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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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