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CALAF Y FUGURUL v. CALAF Y RIVER (1914)

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CALAF Y FUGURUL v. CALAF Y RIVER |
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Term: 1913 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 26, 1914 |
Decided: February 24, 1914 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
CALAF Y FUGURUL v. CALAF Y RIVER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1914. The case was argued before the court on January 26, 1914.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
- Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 232 U.S. 371
- 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: Oliver Wendell Holmes
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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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