A. B. SMALL COMPANY v. AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY (1925)

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A. B. SMALL COMPANY v. AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY
Term: 1924
Important Dates
Argued: October 22, 1924
Decided: March 2, 1925
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

A. B. SMALL COMPANY v. AMERICAN SUGAR REFINING COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1925. The case was argued before the court on October 22, 1924.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Food, meat packing, or processing company, stockyard
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 267 U.S. 233
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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 unspecifiable.

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