CARONDELET CANAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (1914)

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CARONDELET CANAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: March 16, 1914
Decided: April 20, 1914
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

CARONDELET CANAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1914. The case was argued before the court on March 16, 1914.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Louisiana
  • Citation: 233 U.S. 362
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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