DICKINSON v. THE PLANTERS' BANK (1873)

DICKINSON v. THE PLANTERS' BANK
	Term: 1872
Important Dates
	Argued: January 9, 1873
	Decided: January 20, 1873
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

DICKINSON v. THE PLANTERS' BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 1873. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1873.

In a 9-0 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: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 83 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: Salmon Portland Chase
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Strong

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.