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GUNDLING v. CHICAGO (1900)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
GUNDLING v. CHICAGO
Term: 1899
Important Dates
Argued: March 22, 1900
Decided: April 9, 1900
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White

GUNDLING v. CHICAGO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 9, 1900. The case was argued before the court on March 22, 1900.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Illinois
  • Citation: 177 U.S. 183
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Rufus Wheeler Peckham

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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