CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN REALTY COMPANY et al. (1917)

CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN REALTY COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1916
Important Dates
	Argued: May 8, 1917
	Decided: June 4, 1917
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

CUYAHOGA RIVER POWER COMPANY v. NORTHERN REALTY COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 4, 1917. The case was argued before the court on May 8, 1917.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 244 U.S. 300
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: Edward Douglass White

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.