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CHAMBERLIN v. BROWNING (1900)

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CHAMBERLIN v. BROWNING |
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Term: 1899 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 19, 1900 |
Decided: May 14, 1900 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Joseph McKenna • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • George Shiras • Edward Douglass White |
CHAMBERLIN v. BROWNING is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 14, 1900. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1900.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 177 U.S. 605
- 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: Edward Douglass White
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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