ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY v. DARDEN (1924)

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ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY v. DARDEN
Term: 1923
Important Dates
Argued: April 22, 1924
Decided: May 26, 1924
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY v. DARDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1924. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1924.

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

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: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 265 U.S. 265
  • 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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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 liberal.

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