BIGELOW v. OLD DOMINION COPPER MINING AND SMELTING CO. (1912) - Ballotpedia

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BIGELOW v. OLD DOMINION COPPER MINING AND SMELTING CO.

Term: 1911
Important Dates
Argued: March 5, 1912
Decided: May 27, 1912
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

BIGELOW v. OLD DOMINION COPPER MINING AND SMELTING CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1912. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1912.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 225 U.S. 111
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: 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 conservative.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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