BENSON MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY v. ALTA MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY (1892)

BENSON MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY v. ALTA MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY
	Term: 1891
Important Dates
	Argued: April 28, 1892
	Decided: May 16, 1892
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

BENSON MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY v. ALTA MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1892. The case was argued before the court on April 28, 1892.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 145 U.S. 428
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: David Josiah Brewer

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.