MARYLAND DREDGING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY v. UNITED STATES (1916)

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MARYLAND DREDGING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1915
Important Dates
Argued: April 25, 1916
Decided: May 8, 1916
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

MARYLAND DREDGING AND CONTRACTING COMPANY v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 8, 1916. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1916.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
  • Petitioner: Government contractor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 241 U.S. 184
  • 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: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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