THAMES TOWBOAT COMPANY v. THE SCHOONER FRANCIS MCDONALD (1920)

THAMES TOWBOAT COMPANY v. THE SCHOONER FRANCIS MCDONALD
	Term: 1920
Important Dates
	Argued: November 18, 1920
	Decided: December 6, 1920
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
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

THAMES TOWBOAT COMPANY v. THE SCHOONER FRANCIS MCDONALD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1920. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1920.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Southern 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: Construction industry
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Tangible property, other than real estate, including contraband
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 254 U.S. 242
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: 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.