SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al. (1918)

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SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al.
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1918
Decided: April 15, 1918
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

SPRING VALLEY WATER COMPANY v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 15, 1918. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1918.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Public utility
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 246 U.S. 391
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Edward Douglass White

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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