Kessler v. Treat
Kessler v. Treat, 205 U.S. 33 (1907), was a decision in which the Supreme Court of the United States adjudicated allegations that prisoners were unlawfully imprisoned by Morgan treat, the United States Marshall for the Eastern District of Virginia.[1] In a one-sentence opinion written by Chief Justice Melville Fuller, the Court identified ten cases for which the Court entered the same decree as the one issued in Tinsley v. Treat.[2] Justice John Marshall Harlan dissented without writing a separate opinion.[3]
| Kessler v. Treat | |
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| Argued December 3–4, 1906 Decided March 4, 1907 | |
| Full case name | Kessler v. Treat |
| Citations | 205 U.S. 33 (more) 27 S. Ct. 434; 51 L. Ed. 695 |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Fuller, joined by Brewer, White, Peckham, McKenna, Holmes, Day |
| Dissent | Harlan |
| Moody took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Cases for which decrees were entered
The Court entered decrees for the following cases:[2]
- William De. C. Kessler v. Morgan Treat, United States Marshal, el al.
- Samuel T. Morgan v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- Austin B. Carpenter v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- Fortesque Whittle v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- Frank E. Wilcox v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- George Braden v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- Frank S. Royster v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- J. Rice Smith v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- Charles F. Burroughs v. Morgan Treat, etc.
- Charles H. McDowell v. Morgan Treat, etc.
References
- Kessler v. Treat, 205 U.S. 33, 33-34 (1907); Tinsley v. Treat, 205 U.S. 20, 24-26 (1907); see also Brief for James G. Tinsley, Petitioner, Kessler v. Treat, no. 369, 205 U.S. 33 (1907).
- Kessler, 205 U.S. at 34.
- Kessler, 205 U.S. at 34 (Harlan, J., dissenting).
External links
- Text of Kessler v. Treat, 205 U.S. 33 (1907) is available from: CourtListener Justia Library of Congress
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