CITY OF PAWHUSKA v. PAWHUSKA OIL & GAS COMPANY et al. (1919)

CITY OF PAWHUSKA v. PAWHUSKA OIL & GAS COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1918
Important Dates
	Argued: March 25, 1919
	Decided: June 9, 1919
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

CITY OF PAWHUSKA v. PAWHUSKA OIL & GAS COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1919. The case was argued before the court on March 25, 1919.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Oklahoma State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Oklahoma
Respondent type: Oil company, or natural gas producer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 250 U.S. 394
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: Willis Van Devanter

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.