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LIBERTY OIL COMPANY v. CONDON NATIONAL BANK et al. (1922)

| LIBERTY OIL COMPANY v. CONDON NATIONAL BANK et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1922 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 15, 1922 |
| Decided: November 27, 1922 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter |
LIBERTY OIL COMPANY v. CONDON NATIONAL BANK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 27, 1922. The case was argued before the court on November 15, 1922.
In an 8-0 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 Kansas U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: interpleader
- Petitioner: Seller or vendor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 260 U.S. 235
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- 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: William Howard Taft
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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