BUCK'S STOVE & RANGE COMPANY v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR (1911)

BUCK'S STOVE & RANGE COMPANY v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
	Term: 1910
Important Dates
	Argued: January 27, 1911
	Decided: January 27, 1911
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • John Marshall Harlan • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

BUCK'S STOVE & RANGE COMPANY v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 27, 1911. The case was argued before the court on January 27, 1911.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 219 U.S. 581
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.