CHAMBERLAIN v. ST. PAUL AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD COMPANY et al. (1876)

CHAMBERLAIN v. ST. PAUL AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1875
Important Dates
	Argued: March 29, 1876
	Decided: May 8, 1876
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite
Dissenting
	William Strong

CHAMBERLAIN v. ST. PAUL AND SIOUX CITY RAILROAD COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 8, 1876. The case was argued before the court on March 29, 1876.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. Circuit for the District of Minnesota.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Railroad
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 92 U.S. 299
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: Stephen Johnson Field

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.