YOST v. DALLAS COUNTY (1915)

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YOST v. DALLAS COUNTY
Term: 1914
Important Dates
Argued: January 6, 1915
Decided: January 18, 1915
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
7-2
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarJames Clark McReynoldsWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White
Dissenting
Joseph McKennaMahlon Pitney

YOST v. DALLAS COUNTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1915. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1915.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Missouri Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Respondent state: Missouri
  • Citation: 236 U.S. 50
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • 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 conservative.

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