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CATLIN et al., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES (1945)
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| CATLIN et al., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES |
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| Term: 1944 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 1, 1945 |
| Decided: February 26, 1945 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Concurring |
| William Douglas • Owen Josephus Roberts |
CATLIN et al., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1945. The case was argued before the court on February 1, 1945.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 324 U.S. 229
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Wiley Rutledge
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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