UNION NATIONAL BANK et al. v. MCBOYLE et al. (1917)

UNION NATIONAL BANK et al. v. MCBOYLE et al.
	Term: 1916
Important Dates
	Argued: January 24, 1917
	Decided: March 6, 1917
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
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

UNION NATIONAL BANK et al. v. MCBOYLE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 6, 1917. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1917.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the California State Trial 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: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 243 U.S. 26
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: Edward Douglass White

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.