WILLIAM JAMESON & CO. v. MORGENTHAU, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY (1939)

WILLIAM JAMESON & CO. v. MORGENTHAU, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
	Term: 1938
Important Dates
	Argued: May 1, 1939
	Decided: May 15, 1939
Outcome
	Vacated
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • Pierce Butler • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • James Clark McReynolds • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

WILLIAM JAMESON & CO. v. MORGENTHAU, SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1939. The case was argued before the court on May 1, 1939.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Treasury
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 307 U.S. 171
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 conservative.