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BANK OF BETHEL v. PAHQUIOQUE BANK (1872)

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BANK OF BETHEL v. PAHQUIOQUE BANK
Term: 1871
Important Dates
Argued: February 21, 1872
Decided: April 8, 1872
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

BANK OF BETHEL v. PAHQUIOQUE BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 8, 1872. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1872.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut State Trial Court.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 81 U.S. 383
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Nathan Clifford

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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