DAVID LUPTON'S SONS COMPANY v. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA (1912)

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DAVID LUPTON'S SONS COMPANY v. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA
Term: 1911
Important Dates
Argued: December 20, 1911
Decided: June 7, 1912
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

DAVID LUPTON'S SONS COMPANY v. AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 1912. The case was argued before the court on December 20, 1911.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Nonprofit organization or business
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 225 U.S. 489
  • 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: 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 unspecifiable.

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