SUNDAY LAKE IRON COMPANY v. TOWNSHIP OF WAKEFIELD (1918)

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SUNDAY LAKE IRON COMPANY v. TOWNSHIP OF WAKEFIELD
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: November 9, 1917
Decided: June 3, 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

SUNDAY LAKE IRON COMPANY v. TOWNSHIP OF WAKEFIELD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 3, 1918. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1917.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan State Trial 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: Michigan
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Michigan
  • Citation: 247 U.S. 350
  • 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: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: James Clark McReynolds

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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