DE BEARN v. SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY OF BALTIMORE (1914)

DE BEARN v. SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY OF BALTIMORE
	Term: 1913
Important Dates
	Argued: March 17, 1914
	Decided: April 6, 1914
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

DE BEARN v. SAFE DEPOSIT AND TRUST COMPANY OF BALTIMORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 6, 1914. The case was argued before the court on March 17, 1914.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 233 U.S. 24
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.