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JIM BUTLER TONOPAH MINING COMPANY v. WEST END CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY (1918)

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JIM BUTLER TONOPAH MINING COMPANY v. WEST END CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY
Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: March 26, 1918
Decided: June 10, 1918
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

JIM BUTLER TONOPAH MINING COMPANY v. WEST END CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 1918. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1918.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 247 U.S. 450
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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 unspecifiable.

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