Ex parte IN THE MATTER OF SKINNER & EDDY CORPORATION, PETITIONER (1924)

| ex parte IN THE MATTER OF SKINNER & EDDY CORPORATION, PETITIONER |
|---|
| Term: 1923 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 14, 1924 |
| Decided: May 12, 1924 |
| Outcome |
| Stay, petition, or motion granted |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
ex parte IN THE MATTER OF SKINNER & EDDY CORPORATION, PETITIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 12, 1924. The case was argued before the court on April 14, 1924.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
- Petitioner: Government contractor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Court or judicial district
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 265 U.S. 86
- 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 Howard Taft
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
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