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DAVIS v. GAINES (1881)
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| DAVIS v. GAINES |
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| Term: 1881 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 27, 1881 |
| Decided: December 12, 1881 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 6-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • John Marshall Harlan • Samuel Freeman Miller • Morrison Waite • William Burnham Woods |
DAVIS v. GAINES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 12, 1881. The case was argued before the court on January 27, 1881.
In a 6-0 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 Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 104 U.S. 386
- 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: William Burnham Woods
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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