SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY v. CITY OF SUPERIOR et al. (1923)

SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY v. CITY OF SUPERIOR et al.
	Term: 1923
Important Dates
	Argued: October 9, 1923
	Decided: November 12, 1923
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

SUPERIOR WATER, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY v. CITY OF SUPERIOR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 12, 1923. The case was argued before the court on October 9, 1923.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Wisconsin 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: Public utility
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 263 U.S. 125
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: 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 conservative.