ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. MIMS, ADMINISTRATRIX OF MIMS (1917)
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. MIMS, ADMINISTRATRIX OF MIMS |
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Term: 1916 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 4, 1916 |
Decided: January 15, 1917 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY v. MIMS, ADMINISTRATRIX OF MIMS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1917. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1916.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the South Carolina State Trial Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 242 U.S. 532
- 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: John Hessin Clarke
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
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