KAPIOLANI ESTATE, LIMITED, v. ATCHERLE (1915)

KAPIOLANI ESTATE, LIMITED, v. ATCHERLE
	Term: 1914
Important Dates
	Argued: April 30, 1915
	Decided: June 14, 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

KAPIOLANI ESTATE, LIMITED, v. ATCHERLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1915. The case was argued before the court on April 30, 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 Hawaii Territorial Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Juveniles (cf. rights of illegitimates)
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 238 U.S. 119
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: Joseph McKenna

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.