HEITMULLER v. STOKES (1921)
HEITMULLER v. STOKES |
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Term: 1920 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 21, 1921 |
Decided: May 16, 1921 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
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 |
HEITMULLER v. STOKES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1921. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 1921.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Mootness (cf. standing to sue: live dispute)
- Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 256 U.S. 359
- 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: William Rufus Day
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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