SCOTT et al. v. FRAZIER et al. (1920)

SCOTT et al. v. FRAZIER et al.
	Term: 1919
Important Dates
	Argued: April 19, 1920
	Decided: June 1, 1920
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

SCOTT et al. v. FRAZIER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1920. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1920.

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 North Dakota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Petitioner state: North Dakota
Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
Respondent state: North Dakota
Citation: 253 U.S. 243
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rufus Day

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.