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BOWLING AND MIAMI INVESTMENT COMPANY v. UNITED STATES (1914)

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BOWLING AND MIAMI INVESTMENT COMPANY v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Decided: May 4, 1914
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

BOWLING AND MIAMI INVESTMENT COMPANY v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 4, 1914.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Oklahoma.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 233 U.S. 528
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Charles Evans Hughes

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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