MECOM, ADMINISTRATOR, v. FITZSIMMONS DRILLING CO., INC., et al. (1931)

MECOM, ADMINISTRATOR, v. FITZSIMMONS DRILLING CO., INC., et al.
	Term: 1931
Important Dates
	Argued: October 22, 1931
	Decided: November 23, 1931
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • Willis Van Devanter

MECOM, ADMINISTRATOR, v. FITZSIMMONS DRILLING CO., INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 23, 1931. The case was argued before the court on October 22, 1931.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Construction industry
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 284 U.S. 183
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

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.