BANK OF WEST TENNESSEE v. CITIZENS' BANK OF LOUISIANA (1872)

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BANK OF WEST TENNESSEE v. CITIZENS' BANK OF LOUISIANA |
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Term: 1871 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 12, 1872 |
Decided: January 22, 1872 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
BANK OF WEST TENNESSEE v. CITIZENS' BANK OF LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 22, 1872. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1872.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of a substantial or properly presented federal question, or a nonsuit
- 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. 9
- 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: Noah Haynes Swayne
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 conservative.
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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