SmartBrief
Confirm favorite deletion?
Comparative Constitutional Law Keyed to Sutton, 5th Ed.
Coyle v. Smith
Citation:
221 U.S. 559 (1911)Facts
The plaintiffs, Coyle and others, were citizens, taxpayers, and property owners in Guthrie, Oklahoma, who challenged the constitutionality of an Oklahoma legislative act passed on December 29, 1910, which provided for the immediate relocation of the state capital from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The federal Enabling Act of June 16, 1906, under which Oklahoma was admitted to the Union, contained a provision requiring that the capital remain at Guthrie until 1913. The Oklahoma constitutional convention had adopted an ordinance irrevocably accepting the terms of the Enabling Act. The plaintiffs argued that the 1910 removal act violated this federal condition and was therefore void. The Oklahoma Supreme Court upheld the removal act, and the plaintiffs sought review by writ of error to the United States Supreme Court.
Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
Access the most important case brief elements for optimal case understanding.
*Case Brief Anatomy includes: Brief Prologue, Complete Case Brief, Brief Epilogue
- The Brief Prologue provides necessary case brief introductory information and includes:
Topic:
Identifies the topic of law and where this case fits within your course outline.Parties:
Identifies the cast of characters involved in the case.Procedural Posture & History:
Shares the case history with how lower courts have ruled on the matter.Case Key Terms, Acts, Doctrines, etc.:
A case specific Legal Term Dictionary.Case Doctrines, Acts, Statutes, Amendments and Treatises:
Identifies and Defines Legal Authority used in this case.
- The Case Brief is the complete case summarized and authored in the traditional Law School I.R.A.C. format. The Pro case brief includes:
Brief Facts:
A Synopsis of the Facts of the case.Rule of Law:
Identifies the Legal Principle the Court used in deciding the case.Facts:
What are the factual circumstances that gave rise to the civil or criminal case? What is the relationship of the Parties that are involved in the case.Issue(s):
Lists the Questions of Law that are raised by the Facts of the case.Holding:
Shares the Court's answer to the legal questions raised in the issue.Concurring / Dissenting Opinions:
Includes valuable concurring or dissenting opinions and their key points.Reasoning and Analysis:
Identifies the chain of argument(s) which led the judges to rule as they did.
- The Brief Prologue closes the case brief with important forward-looking discussion and includes:
Policy:
Identifies the Policy if any that has been established by the case.Court Direction:
Shares where the Court went from here for this case.