ANDERSON v. UNITED REALTY COMPANY (1911)

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ANDERSON v. UNITED REALTY COMPANY
Term: 1911
Important Dates
Argued: November 1, 1911
Decided: December 4, 1911
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

ANDERSON v. UNITED REALTY COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 4, 1911. The case was argued before the court on November 1, 1911.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 222 U.S. 164
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Horace Harmon Lurton

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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