KNICKERBOCKER ICE COMPANY v. STEWART (1920)

KNICKERBOCKER ICE COMPANY v. STEWART
	Term: 1919
Important Dates
	Argued: December 16, 1919
	Decided: May 17, 1920
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White
Dissenting
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Mahlon Pitney

KNICKERBOCKER ICE COMPANY v. STEWART is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 17, 1920. The case was argued before the court on December 16, 1919.

In a 5-4 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 New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: miscellaneous
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: 253 U.S. 149
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 liberal.