UTLEY et al. v. ST. PETERSBURG (1934)

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UTLEY et al. v. ST. PETERSBURG
Term: 1933
Important Dates
Argued: March 12, 1934
Decided: April 2, 1934
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerBenjamin Nathan CardozoCharles Evans HughesJames Clark McReynoldsOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWillis Van Devanter

UTLEY et al. v. ST. PETERSBURG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 2, 1934. The case was argued before the court on March 12, 1934.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Florida State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of a substantial or properly presented federal question, or a nonsuit
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Florida
  • Citation: 292 U.S. 106
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Benjamin Nathan Cardozo

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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