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BOYLAN v. UNITED STATES (1870)

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BOYLAN v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1869 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 15, 1870 |
Decided: March 18, 1870 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
BOYLAN v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 18, 1870. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1870.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Manufacturer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 77 U.S. 58
- 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: Salmon Portland Chase
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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