CENTRAL BANK OF WASHINGTON v. HUME. (1888)

CENTRAL BANK OF WASHINGTON v. HUME.
	Term: 1888
Important Dates
	Argued: October 17, 1888
	Decided: November 12, 1888
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Samuel Freeman Miller

CENTRAL BANK OF WASHINGTON v. HUME. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 12, 1888. The case was argued before the court on October 17, 1888.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 128 U.S. 195
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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.