NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS v. PARRISH (1913)

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NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS v. PARRISH
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Decided: June 9, 1913
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van Devanter

NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS v. PARRISH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 9, 1913.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

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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: Eleemosynary institution or person
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 229 U.S. 494
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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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