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CODDINGTON v. RAILROAD COMPANY (1881)

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CODDINGTON v. RAILROAD COMPANY
Term: 1880
Important Dates
Decided: February 28, 1881
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

CODDINGTON v. RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1881.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Florida.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Railroad
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 103 U.S. 409
  • 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: Samuel Freeman Miller

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.

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