WOOD v. CHESBOROUGH (1913)
WOOD v. CHESBOROUGH |
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Term: 1912 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 24, 1913 |
Decided: May 26, 1913 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
WOOD v. CHESBOROUGH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1913. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1913.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Mississippi State Trial Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 228 U.S. 672
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- 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: Joseph McKenna
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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