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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. LESLIE, ADMINISTRATOR OF OL (1915)

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KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. LESLIE, ADMINISTRATOR OF OL |
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Term: 1914 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 22, 1915 |
Decided: June 21, 1915 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. LESLIE, ADMINISTRATOR OF OL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1915. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1915.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Arkansas State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 238 U.S. 599
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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