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Ex parte IN THE MATTER OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY et al., Petitioners (1922)

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Ex parte IN THE MATTER OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY et al., Petitioners
Term: 1921
Important Dates
Decided: June 5, 1922
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

Ex parte IN THE MATTER OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY et al., Petitioners is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 1922.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
  • Petitioner: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Judge
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 259 U.S. 414
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
  • 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: William Rufus Day

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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