CHARLES HART SMITH v. THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO. (1869) - Ballotpedia

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CHARLES HART SMITH v. THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO.

Term: 1868
Important Dates
Argued: February 18, 1869
Decided: March 1, 1869
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne

CHARLES HART SMITH v. THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1869. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1869.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
Petitioner: Construction industry
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Business, corporation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 154 U.S. 559
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: Salmon Portland Chase

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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External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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