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FAY v. CROZER (1910)

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FAY v. CROZER |
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Term: 1909 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 21, 1910 |
Decided: May 2, 1910 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Melville Weston Fuller • John Marshall Harlan • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Edward Douglass White |
FAY v. CROZER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 2, 1910. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 1910.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the West Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of West Virginia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 217 U.S. 455
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
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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