CARPENTER v. LONGAN (1873)

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CARPENTER v. LONGAN
Term: 1872
Important Dates
Argued: January 29, 1873
Decided: March 3, 1873
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

CARPENTER v. LONGAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1873. The case was argued before the court on January 29, 1873.

In a 9-0 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 Colorado Territorial Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 83 U.S. 271
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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