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In re METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (1910)

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in re METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Term: 1910
Important Dates
Argued: October 11, 1910
Decided: November 14, 1910
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaWilliam Henry MoodyEdward Douglass White

in re METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 14, 1910. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 1910.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, 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: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
  • Petitioner: Defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Court or judicial district
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 218 U.S. 312
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Prohibition
  • 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: Charles Evans Hughes

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.

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