JAMES-DICKINSON FARM MORTGAGE COMPANY et al. v. HARRY (1927)

JAMES-DICKINSON FARM MORTGAGE COMPANY et al. v. HARRY
	Term: 1926
Important Dates
	Decided: January 10, 1927
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

JAMES-DICKINSON FARM MORTGAGE COMPANY et al. v. HARRY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 10, 1927.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 273 U.S. 119
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: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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