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DODGE et al. v. FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY (1876)

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DODGE et al. v. FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY |
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Term: 1876 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 24, 1876 |
Decided: December 11, 1876 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
DODGE et al. v. FREEDMAN'S SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 11, 1876. The case was argued before the court on November 24, 1876.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
- Petitioner: Debtor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 93 U.S. 379
- 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: Ward Hunt
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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