MOORE, COMMISSIONER, v. FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY et al. (1926)

MOORE, COMMISSIONER, v. FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1926
Important Dates
	Argued: October 12, 1926
	Decided: November 1, 1926
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

MOORE, COMMISSIONER, v. FIDELITY & DEPOSIT COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 1, 1926. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1926.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Oregon U.S. District 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 federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Oregon
Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 272 U.S. 317
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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.