Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. v. Ward
| Inter-Island Stream Nav. Co. v. Ward | |
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| Argued October 9, 1916 Decided October 30, 1916 | |
| Full case name | Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. Ward |
| Citations | 242 U.S. 1 (more) 37 S. Ct. 1; 61 L. Ed. 113 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | On error from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. |
| Subsequent | None |
| Holding | |
| A writ of error will not lie from the United States Supreme Court to review a judgment of the circuit court of appeals in a case presenting neither diversity of citizenship nor federal question, which was taken to that court from the Supreme Court of Hawaii, pursuant to Judicial Code, § 246, as amended by the Act of January 28, 1915, 38 Stat. 803, c. 22, upon the basis of pecuniary amount alone. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Chief Justice White, joined by all |
| Laws applied | |
| Judicial Code, § 246 | |
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co. v. Ward, 242 U.S. 1 (1916), was a civil lawsuit that came before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916. It involved the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Company, a shipping company operating in the Hawaiian Islands. The Supreme Court declined to review a judgment of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
References
[edit]- "Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. v. Ward, 242 U.S. 1 (1916)". Justia Law. Retrieved March 17, 2018.