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Ketcham v. Burr, 245 U.S. 510 (1918)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Ketcham v. Burr, 245 U.S. 510 (1918)
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Ketcham v. Burr No. 114 Submitted January 2, 1918 Decided January 14, 1918 245 U.S. 510
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
Syllabus
Appellant, having been for a time confined in an asylum as an insane person after due proceedings in a state probate court, took no appeal or other proceedings in the state courts, but, long after his escape, filed this bill against the owner and officials of the asylum, the present and former judges and registers of the probate court, and others to regain certain documents and set aside the inquisition. Held that no construction or application of the Constitution was involved, and hence this Court lacked jurisdiction of a direct appeal from the district court.
Appeal dismissed.
The case is stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Ketcham v. Burr, 245 U.S. 510 (1918) in 245 U.S. 510 245 U.S. 511. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4LRFK8ZKVL9J3MC.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Ketcham v. Burr, 245 U.S. 510 (1918), in 245 U.S. 510, page 245 U.S. 511. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4LRFK8ZKVL9J3MC.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Ketcham v. Burr, 245 U.S. 510 (1918). cited in 1918, 245 U.S. 510, pp.245 U.S. 511. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4LRFK8ZKVL9J3MC.
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