BRONSON et al. v. LA CROSSE AND MILWAUKIE RAILROAD COMPANY et al. (1864)

BRONSON et al. v. LA CROSSE AND MILWAUKIE RAILROAD COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1863
Important Dates
	Argued: February 1, 1864
	Decided: February 23, 1864
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-1
Majority
	Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne
Dissenting
	John Catron

BRONSON et al. v. LA CROSSE AND MILWAUKIE RAILROAD COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1864. The case was argued before the court on February 1, 1864.

In a 9-1 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 Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 69 U.S. 283
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Nelson

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