HITCHMAN COAL & COKE COMPANY v. MITCHELL, INDIVIDUALLY, et al. (1917)

HITCHMAN COAL & COKE COMPANY v. MITCHELL, INDIVIDUALLY, et al.
	Term: 1917
Important Dates
	Argued: March 2, 1916
	Decided: December 10, 1917
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White
Dissenting
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • Oliver Wendell Holmes

HITCHMAN COAL & COKE COMPANY v. MITCHELL, INDIVIDUALLY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1917. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1916.

In a 6-3 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 West Virginia Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
Petitioner: Coal company or coal mine operator
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 245 U.S. 229
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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.