UNITED STATES v. LEARY et al., ADMINISTRATORS OF LEARY, et al. (1917) - Ballotpedia

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UNITED STATES v. LEARY et al., ADMINISTRATORS OF LEARY, et al.

Term: 1917
Important Dates
Argued: October 4, 1917
Decided: October 15, 1917
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

UNITED STATES v. LEARY et al., ADMINISTRATORS OF LEARY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 15, 1917. The case was argued before the court on October 4, 1917.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 245 U.S. 1
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: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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 unspecifiable.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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