DOWAGIAC MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. MINNESOTA MOLINE PLOW COMPANY (1915)

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DOWAGIAC MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. MINNESOTA MOLINE PLOW COMPANY
Term: 1914
Important Dates
Argued: April 15, 1913
Decided: January 11, 1915
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

DOWAGIAC MANUFACTURING COMPANY v. MINNESOTA MOLINE PLOW COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 1915. The case was argued before the court on April 15, 1913.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. Circuit for the District of Minnesota.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
  • Petitioner: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Seller or vendor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 235 U.S. 641
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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 liberal.

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