Hunter v. City of Pittsburgh

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:arguedDate October 21, 1907
gptkbp:citation 207 U.S. 161
numerous subsequent municipal law cases
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:courtMembership gptkb:Fuller_Court
gptkbp:date 1907
December 9, 1907
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:fullName Hunter et al. v. City of Pittsburgh
gptkbp:heldBy States have absolute power over the rights and existence of municipal corporations within their borders.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hunter v. City of Pittsburgh
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:municipality
state sovereignty
municipal corporations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy Justice William Rufus Day
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dillon's_Rule
gptkbp:relatedTo City of Trenton v. New Jersey
Trenton v. New Jersey
gptkbp:subject Annexation of Allegheny by Pittsburgh
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dillon's_Rule
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7