PEOPLE'S TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED, v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY (1918)

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PEOPLE'S TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED, v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: January 4, 1918
Decided: March 4, 1918
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

PEOPLE'S TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED, v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 1918. The case was argued before the court on January 4, 1918.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: jurisdiction (jurisdiction over non-resident litigants)
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 246 U.S. 79
  • 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: William Rufus Day

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.

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