AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY v. COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1912)

AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY v. COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	Term: 1911
Important Dates
	Decided: April 29, 1912
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

AMERICAN SECURITY AND TRUST COMPANY v. COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1912.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: District of Columbia
Citation: 224 U.S. 491
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: Edward Douglass White
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 liberal.