RATON WATER WORKS COMPANY v. CITY OF RATON (1919)

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RATON WATER WORKS COMPANY v. CITY OF RATON
Term: 1918
Important Dates
Argued: April 29, 1919
Decided: May 5, 1919
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

RATON WATER WORKS COMPANY v. CITY OF RATON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 5, 1919. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1919.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the New Mexico U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: New Mexico
  • Citation: 249 U.S. 552
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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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