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BANHOLZER v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (1900)

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BANHOLZER v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Term: 1899
Important Dates
Argued: April 27, 1900
Decided: May 28, 1900
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White

BANHOLZER v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 28, 1900. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 1900.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Minnesota State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 178 U.S. 402
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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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