W. S. TYLER COMPANY v. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE COMPANY (1915)

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W. S. TYLER COMPANY v. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE COMPANY
Term: 1914
Important Dates
Argued: December 15, 1914
Decided: March 22, 1915
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

W. S. TYLER COMPANY v. LUDLOW-SAYLOR WIRE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 22, 1915. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1914.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
  • Petitioner: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Seller or vendor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 236 U.S. 723
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (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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