SUPREME LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, v. EISER (1924)

SUPREME LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, v. EISER
	Term: 1923
Important Dates
	Argued: March 12, 1924
	Decided: April 28, 1924
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis • Pierce Butler • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • Edward Terry Sanford • George Sutherland • William Howard Taft • Willis Van Devanter
Dissenting
	James Clark McReynolds

SUPREME LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS, v. EISER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1924. The case was argued before the court on March 12, 1924.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nebraska State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 265 U.S. 41
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: William Howard Taft
Who wrote the majority opinion: George Sutherland

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.