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Ex parte IN THE MATTER OF DANTE, COLLECTOR OF THE ESTATE OF HUTCHINS (1913)

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ex parte IN THE MATTER OF DANTE, COLLECTOR OF THE ESTATE OF HUTCHINS
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Argued: April 14, 1913
Decided: April 28, 1913
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

ex parte IN THE MATTER OF DANTE, COLLECTOR OF THE ESTATE OF HUTCHINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1913. The case was argued before the court on April 14, 1913.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Judge
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 228 U.S. 429
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
  • 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.

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