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G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY v. SAALFIELD AND OGILVIE (1916)

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G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY v. SAALFIELD AND OGILVIE |
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Term: 1915 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 14, 1916 |
Decided: April 17, 1916 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY v. SAALFIELD AND OGILVIE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1916. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 1916.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
- Petitioner: Publisher, publishing company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Publisher, publishing company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 241 U.S. 22
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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: Mahlon Pitney
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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