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SNAKE CREEK MINING & TUNNEL COMPANY v. MIDWAY IRRIGATION COMPANY et al. (1923)

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SNAKE CREEK MINING & TUNNEL COMPANY v. MIDWAY IRRIGATION COMPANY et al.
Term: 1922
Important Dates
Argued: October 17, 1922
Decided: January 15, 1923
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
6-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter

SNAKE CREEK MINING & TUNNEL COMPANY v. MIDWAY IRRIGATION COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1923. The case was argued before the court on October 17, 1922.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
  • Petitioner: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 260 U.S. 596
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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: Willis Van Devanter

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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