ADAM v. NORRIS (1881)

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ADAM v. NORRIS
Term: 1880
Important Dates
Argued: April 18, 1881
Decided: May 2, 1881
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

ADAM v. NORRIS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 2, 1881. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1881.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 103 U.S. 591
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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