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CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. UNION TRUST COMPANY (1884)

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CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. UNION TRUST COMPANY
Term: 1884
Important Dates
Argued: October 20, 1884
Decided: November 17, 1884
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. UNION TRUST COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 17, 1884. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1884.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 112 U.S. 250
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall Harlan

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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