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WILKES COUNTY v. COLER (1903)

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WILKES COUNTY v. COLER
Term: 1902
Important Dates
Argued: April 17, 1903
Decided: May 18, 1903
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

WILKES COUNTY v. COLER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1903. The case was argued before the court on April 17, 1903.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of North Carolina.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Petitioner state: North Carolina
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 190 U.S. 107
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall Harlan

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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