UNITED STATES v. COCA COLA COMPANY OF ATLANTA (1916) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED STATES v. COCA COLA COMPANY OF ATLANTA

Term: 1915
Important Dates
Argued: February 29, 1916
Decided: May 22, 1916
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

UNITED STATES v. COCA COLA COMPANY OF ATLANTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 22, 1916. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 1916.

In a 6-0 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 Tennessee Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Business, corporation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 241 U.S. 265
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: Charles Evans Hughes

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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