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AMY v. DUBUQUE (1879)

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AMY v. DUBUQUE
Term: 1878
Important Dates
Decided: April 7, 1879
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

AMY v. DUBUQUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1879.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Iowa U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Iowa.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Iowa
  • Citation: 98 U.S. 470
  • 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: John Marshall Harlan

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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