SPRINGFIELD GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD (1921)

SPRINGFIELD GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
	Term: 1921
Important Dates
	Argued: October 19, 1921
	Decided: November 7, 1921
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

SPRINGFIELD GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY v. CITY OF SPRINGFIELD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 7, 1921. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1921.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Illinois
Citation: 257 U.S. 66
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: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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.