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CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA et al. v. CARY, TRUSTEE (1935)

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CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA et al. v. CARY, TRUSTEE
Term: 1935
Important Dates
Argued: December 13, 1935
Decided: December 23, 1935
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

CORPORATION COMMISSION OF OKLAHOMA et al. v. CARY, TRUSTEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 23, 1935. The case was argued before the court on December 13, 1935.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Petitioner state: Oklahoma
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 296 U.S. 452
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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