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DUBLIN TOWNSHIP v. MILFORD SAVINGS INSTITUTION (1888)

| DUBLIN TOWNSHIP v. MILFORD SAVINGS INSTITUTION |
|---|
| Term: 1888 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: December 10, 1888 |
| Outcome |
| Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Samuel Freeman Miller |
DUBLIN TOWNSHIP v. MILFORD SAVINGS INSTITUTION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1888.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: certification (cf. objection to reason for denial of certiorari or appeal)
- Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Petitioner state: Ohio
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 128 U.S. 510
- 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: Melville Weston Fuller
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Horace Gray
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 conservative.
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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