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DELMAR JOCKEY CLUB v. MISSOURI (1908)

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DELMAR JOCKEY CLUB v. MISSOURI |
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Term: 1907 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 29, 1908 |
Decided: June 1, 1908 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
David Josiah Brewer • William Rufus Day • Melville Weston Fuller • John Marshall Harlan • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • William Henry Moody • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • Edward Douglass White |
DELMAR JOCKEY CLUB v. MISSOURI is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1908. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1908.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Missouri State Supreme 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: Amusement establishment, or recreational facility
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Missouri
- Citation: 210 U.S. 324
- 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: Melville Weston Fuller
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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