BRONSON'S EXECUTOR v. CHAPPELL (1871)

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BRONSON'S EXECUTOR v. CHAPPELL |
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Term: 1871 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 9, 1871 |
Decided: November 27, 1871 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
BRONSON'S EXECUTOR v. CHAPPELL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 27, 1871. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1871.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
- Petitioner: Seller or vendor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 79 U.S. 681
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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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