HARRIS, FORMERLY FRANCIS, et al. v. BELL et al. (1920)

HARRIS, FORMERLY FRANCIS, et al. v. BELL et al.
	Term: 1920
Important Dates
	Argued: January 26, 1920
	Decided: November 15, 1920
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

HARRIS, FORMERLY FRANCIS, et al. v. BELL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 15, 1920. The case was argued before the court on January 26, 1920.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
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: 254 U.S. 103
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: Willis Van Devanter

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.