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OWEN v. DUDLEY & MICHENER (1910)

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OWEN v. DUDLEY & MICHENER
Term: 1909
Important Dates
Argued: April 7, 1910
Decided: May 16, 1910
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
William Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaEdward Douglass White

OWEN v. DUDLEY & MICHENER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1910. The case was argued before the court on April 7, 1910.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
  • Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 217 U.S. 488
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph McKenna

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 liberal.

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