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CITY NATIONAL BANK OF FORT WORTH v. HUNTER (1889)

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CITY NATIONAL BANK OF FORT WORTH v. HUNTER
Term: 1888
Important Dates
Decided: March 5, 1889
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

CITY NATIONAL BANK OF FORT WORTH v. HUNTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1889.

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 Texas U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Texas.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Personal property
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 129 U.S. 557
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller

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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