MONSIGNOR HARTY v. MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA (1912)

MONSIGNOR HARTY v. MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA
	Term: 1912
Important Dates
	Argued: October 30, 1912
	Decided: November 11, 1912
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

MONSIGNOR HARTY v. MUNICIPALITY OF VICTORIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1912. The case was argued before the court on October 30, 1912.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Philippines Territorial Supreme Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Philippines
Citation: 226 U.S. 12
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 conservative.