HERBERT et al. v. THE SHANLEY COMPANY (1917)

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HERBERT et al. v. THE SHANLEY COMPANY
Term: 1916
Important Dates
Argued: January 10, 1917
Decided: January 22, 1917
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

HERBERT et al. v. THE SHANLEY COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1917. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1917.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: copyright
  • Petitioner: Author, copyright holder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Restaurant, food vendor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 242 U.S. 591
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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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