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ST. LOUIS COTTON COMPRESS COMPANY v. STATE OF ARKANSAS (1922)

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ST. LOUIS COTTON COMPRESS COMPANY v. STATE OF ARKANSAS
Term: 1922
Important Dates
Argued: November 23, 1922
Decided: December 4, 1922
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

ST. LOUIS COTTON COMPRESS COMPANY v. STATE OF ARKANSAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 1922. The case was argued before the court on November 23, 1922.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Arkansas State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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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: Missouri
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Arkansas
  • Citation: 260 U.S. 346
  • 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 conservative.

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