Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co.
1921 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Co., 255 U.S. 180 (1921), was a United States Supreme Court case that helped define the range and scope of federal question jurisdiction in state corporate law matters.[1] The case dealt with whether or not a district court had the power to uphold the constitutional validity of the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916.
Quick Facts Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust, Argued January 6–8, 1920Reargued October 14–15, 1920 Decided February 28, 1921 ...
Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust | |
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Argued January 6–8, 1920 Reargued October 14–15, 1920 Decided February 28, 1921 | |
Full case name | Smith v. Kansas City Title & Trust Company |
Citations | 255 U.S. 180 (more) 41 S. Ct. 243; 65 L. Ed. 577 |
Holding | |
Because of federal-question jurisdiction, the Court was allowed to rule that the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 was constitutional and that the District Court had jurisdiction to rule as such. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Day, joined by White, McKenna, Van Devanter, Pitney, Clarke |
Concurrence | Brandeis |
Dissent | Holmes, McReynolds |
Laws applied | |
Article III of the United States Constitution (Section II) |
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