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HOLDEN v. STRATTON (1903)

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HOLDEN v. STRATTON
Term: 1903
Important Dates
Decided: November 16, 1903
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

HOLDEN v. STRATTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 16, 1903.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Washington U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1900s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 191 U.S. 115
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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.

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