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WYNKOOP, HALLENBECK, CRAWFORD COMPANY v. GAINES (1913)

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WYNKOOP, HALLENBECK, CRAWFORD COMPANY v. GAINES
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Decided: January 20, 1913
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

WYNKOOP, HALLENBECK, CRAWFORD COMPANY v. GAINES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 1913.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1910s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the White Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 227 U.S. 4
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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.

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