UNITED STATES v. A. SCHRADER'S SON, INC. (1920)

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UNITED STATES v. A. SCHRADER'S SON, INC.
Term: 1919
Important Dates
Argued: January 22, 1920
Decided: March 1, 1920
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
William Rufus DayJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White
Concurring
John Hessin Clarke
Dissenting
Louis Dembitz BrandeisOliver Wendell Holmes

UNITED STATES v. A. SCHRADER'S SON, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1920. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1920.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Antitrust (except in the context of mergers and union antitrust)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 252 U.S. 85
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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