Legal Opinion

California State Board of Equalization v. Sierra Summit, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 12, 1989No. 88-681Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

490 U.S. 844 (1989)

CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

v.

SIERRA SUMMIT, INC.

No. 88-681.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued April 19, 1989

Decided June 12, 1989

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Robert F. Tyler, Supervising Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General.

David Ray Jenkins argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.[*]

2Opinion of the Court · StevensJustice Stevens

Enmeshed in a tangled skein of procedural and state-law issues is a ruling on an important federal question that was critical to…

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3Cases cited44 opinions

  1. City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  3. City of Oklahoma v. TuttleSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. MoitieSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Davis v. Michigan Department of the TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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