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A.W. DUCKETT & COMPANY, INC. v. UNITED STATES (1924)

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A.W. DUCKETT & COMPANY, INC. v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1924
Important Dates
Argued: October 23, 1924
Decided: November 17, 1924
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

A.W. DUCKETT & COMPANY, INC. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 17, 1924. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1924.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 266 U.S. 149
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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