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BANK OF THE REPUBLIC v. MILLARD (1870)

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BANK OF THE REPUBLIC v. MILLARD |
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Term: 1870 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 7, 1870 |
Decided: November 21, 1870 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
BANK OF THE REPUBLIC v. MILLARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 21, 1870. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1870.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
- Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 77 U.S. 152
- 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: David Davis
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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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