JAMISON et al., EXECUTORS, v. ENCARNACION (1930)

JAMISON et al., EXECUTORS, v. ENCARNACION
	Term: 1929
Important Dates
	Argued: April 22, 1930
	Decided: May 26, 1930
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

JAMISON et al., EXECUTORS, v. ENCARNACION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1930. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1930.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 281 U.S. 635
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Pierce Butler

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.