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DETROIT STEEL COOPERAGE COMPANY v. SISTERSVILLE BREWING COMPANY (1914)

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DETROIT STEEL COOPERAGE COMPANY v. SISTERSVILLE BREWING COMPANY
Term: 1913
Important Dates
Argued: May 8, 1914
Decided: May 25, 1914
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-1
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White
Dissenting
Horace Harmon Lurton

DETROIT STEEL COOPERAGE COMPANY v. SISTERSVILLE BREWING COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 25, 1914. The case was argued before the court on May 8, 1914.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the West Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of West Virginia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 233 U.S. 712
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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