COUNTY OF RAY v. VANSYCLE (1878)

COUNTY OF RAY v. VANSYCLE
	Term: 1877
Important Dates
	Argued: February 8, 1878
	Decided: April 15, 1878
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • John Marshall Harlan • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite

COUNTY OF RAY v. VANSYCLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 15, 1878. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1878.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Petitioner state: Missouri
Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 96 U.S. 675
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 liberal.