INTER-ISLAND STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, v. BYRNE (1915) - Ballotpedia

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INTER-ISLAND STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, v. BYRNE

Term: 1915
Important Dates
Decided: December 20, 1915
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

INTER-ISLAND STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED, v. BYRNE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 20, 1915.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Hawaii State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: miscellaneous dispute
Petitioner: Business, corporation
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 239 U.S. 459
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
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: James Clark McReynolds

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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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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