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KENDALL, ADMINISTRATOR OF REDEAGLE, et al. v. EWERT (1922)

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KENDALL, ADMINISTRATOR OF REDEAGLE, et al. v. EWERT
Term: 1921
Important Dates
Argued: March 13, 1922
Decided: May 15, 1922
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

KENDALL, ADMINISTRATOR OF REDEAGLE, et al. v. EWERT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1922. The case was argued before the court on March 13, 1922.

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 Oklahoma Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 259 U.S. 139
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: John Hessin Clarke

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.

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