CHARLES W. TILLINGHAST AND JOSEPH M. WARREN v. MORRISS VAN BUSKIRK ET AL (1869)

CHARLES W. TILLINGHAST AND JOSEPH M. WARREN v. MORRISS VAN BUSKIRK ET AL
	Term: 1868
Important Dates
	Argued: January 8, 1869
	Decided: February 8, 1869
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
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 W. TILLINGHAST AND JOSEPH M. WARREN v. MORRISS VAN BUSKIRK ET AL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 8, 1869. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1869.

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 New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 154 U.S. 557
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
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: David Davis

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.