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BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. SIMMONS (1887)

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BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. SIMMONS
Term: 1887
Important Dates
Decided: October 24, 1887
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison Waite

BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS AND NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY v. SIMMONS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 24, 1887.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Iowa U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Iowa.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
  • Petitioner: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 123 U.S. 52
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite

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.

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