TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. v. NASHVILLE COAL CO. et al. (1961)

TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. v. NASHVILLE COAL CO. et al.
	Term: 1960
Important Dates
	Argued: December 15, 1960
	Decided: February 27, 1961
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	William Brennan • Tom Clark • Felix Frankfurter • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker
Dissenting
	Hugo Black • William Douglas

TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. v. NASHVILLE COAL CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1961. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1960.

In a 7-2 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 Tennessee Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Coal company or coal mine operator
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 365 U.S. 320
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
Who wrote the majority opinion: Tom Clark

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.