SLIGH v. KIRKWOOD, SHERIFF OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA (1915)

SLIGH v. KIRKWOOD, SHERIFF OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
	Term: 1914
Important Dates
	Argued: March 9, 1915
	Decided: April 5, 1915
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White

SLIGH v. KIRKWOOD, SHERIFF OF ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 5, 1915. The case was argued before the court on March 9, 1915.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: Florida
Citation: 237 U.S. 52
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: 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 liberal.