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ENGEL v. DAVENPORT et al. (1926)

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ENGEL v. DAVENPORT et al. |
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Term: 1925 |
Important Dates |
Decided: April 12, 1926 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
ENGEL v. DAVENPORT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 12, 1926.
In a 9-0 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 California State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 271 U.S. 33
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Terry Sanford
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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