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BELDEN v. CHASE (1893)

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BELDEN v. CHASE
Term: 1893
Important Dates
Argued: November 3, 1893
Decided: December 18, 1893
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanHowell Edmunds JacksonGeorge Shiras
Concurring
Henry Billings Brown

BELDEN v. CHASE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 18, 1893. The case was argued before the court on November 3, 1893.

In a 6-0 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 New York State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: objection to reason for denial of certiorari or appeal
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 150 U.S. 674
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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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