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UNITED STATES v. NORMILE (1915)

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UNITED STATES v. NORMILE
Term: 1915
Important Dates
Argued: December 3, 1915
Decided: December 13, 1915
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES v. NORMILE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 13, 1915. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 1915.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 239 U.S. 344
  • 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 liberal.

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