COUNTY OF TIPTON v. LOCOMOTIVE WORKS (1881)

COUNTY OF TIPTON v. LOCOMOTIVE WORKS
	Term: 1880
Important Dates
	Argued: November 18, 1880
	Decided: January 24, 1881
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • John Marshall Harlan • Samuel Freeman Miller • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite

COUNTY OF TIPTON v. LOCOMOTIVE WORKS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 24, 1881. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1880.

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

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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: Tennessee
Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 103 U.S. 523
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.