SLAKER, ADMINISTRATOR, v. O'CONNOR et al. (1929)

SLAKER, ADMINISTRATOR, v. O'CONNOR et al.
	Term: 1928
Important Dates
	Argued: November 23, 1928
	Decided: January 2, 1929
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • James Clark McReynolds • Edward Terry Sanford • Harlan Fiske Stone • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

SLAKER, ADMINISTRATOR, v. O'CONNOR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 2, 1929. The case was argued before the court on November 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 Nebraska U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 278 U.S. 188
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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.