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UNITED STATES v. NEW YORK & CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1925)

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UNITED STATES v. NEW YORK & CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Term: 1925
Important Dates
Argued: October 20, 1925
Decided: December 14, 1925
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

UNITED STATES v. NEW YORK & CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 14, 1925. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1925.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 269 U.S. 304
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Terry Sanford

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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