GEDDES et al. v. ANACONDA COPPER MINING COMPANY et al. (1921)

GEDDES et al. v. ANACONDA COPPER MINING COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1920
Important Dates
	Argued: April 25, 1919
	Decided: January 24, 1921
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White
Concurring
	James Clark McReynolds

GEDDES et al. v. ANACONDA COPPER MINING COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 24, 1921. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1919.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Montana U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 254 U.S. 590
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: John Hessin Clarke

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.