MONTELIBANO Y RAMOS v. LA COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS (1916)

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MONTELIBANO Y RAMOS v. LA COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS
Term: 1915
Important Dates
Decided: June 5, 1916
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Oliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

MONTELIBANO Y RAMOS v. LA COMPANIA GENERAL DE TABACOS DE FILIPINAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 5, 1916.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Philippines Territorial Trial 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: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 241 U.S. 455
  • 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: Mahlon Pitney

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.

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