CENTRAL RAILROAD & BANKING COMPANY OF GEORGIA v. PETTUS & OTHERS (1885)

CENTRAL RAILROAD & BANKING COMPANY OF GEORGIA v. PETTUS & OTHERS
	Term: 1884
Important Dates
	Argued: April 14, 1884
	Decided: January 5, 1885
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Burnham Woods

CENTRAL RAILROAD & BANKING COMPANY OF GEORGIA v. PETTUS & OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 5, 1885. The case was argued before the court on April 14, 1884.

In an 8-0 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 Alabama U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Alabama.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Business, corporation
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 113 U.S. 116
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: John Marshall Harlan

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