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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
Term: 1876
Important Dates
Argued: November 24, 1876
Decided: December 11, 1876
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison 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.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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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.

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