NORTHERN COAL & DOCK COMPANY et al. v. STRAND et al. (1928)

NORTHERN COAL & DOCK COMPANY et al. v. STRAND et al.
	Term: 1928
Important Dates
	Argued: October 23, 1928
	Decided: December 10, 1928
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Pierce Butler • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter
Concurring
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Harlan Fiske Stone

NORTHERN COAL & DOCK COMPANY et al. v. STRAND et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1928. The case was argued before the court on October 23, 1928.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 278 U.S. 142
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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: James Clark McReynolds

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.