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CINCINNATI v. VESTER (1930)

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CINCINNATI v. VESTER
Term: 1929
Important Dates
Argued: April 17, 1930
Decided: May 19, 1930
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

CINCINNATI v. VESTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1930. The case was argued before the court on April 17, 1930.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Hughes Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 281 U.S. 439
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • 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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