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HEISLER v. THOMAS COLLIERY COMPANY et al. (1922)

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HEISLER v. THOMAS COLLIERY COMPANY et al.
Term: 1922
Important Dates
Argued: November 14, 1922
Decided: November 27, 1922
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

HEISLER v. THOMAS COLLIERY COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 27, 1922. The case was argued before the court on November 14, 1922.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Coal company or coal mine operator
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 260 U.S. 245
  • 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: Joseph McKenna

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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