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

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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 BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis 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.

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: 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.

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