THOMPSON, MASTER AND CLAIMANT OF THE STEAMSHIP WESTMEATH (1920)

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THOMPSON, MASTER AND CLAIMANT OF THE STEAMSHIP WESTMEATH
Term: 1919
Important Dates
Argued: December 8, 1919
Decided: March 29, 1920
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

THOMPSON, MASTER AND CLAIMANT OF THE STEAMSHIP WESTMEATH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 29, 1920. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1919.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: bargaining
  • Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 252 U.S. 358
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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.

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