EDWARD W. BURBANK v. EDMOND B. BIGELOW (1869)

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EDWARD W. BURBANK v. EDMOND B. BIGELOW
Term: 1868
Important Dates
Argued: March 26, 1868
Decided: January 11, 1869
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes Swayne

EDWARD W. BURBANK v. EDMOND B. BIGELOW is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 1869. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1868.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. 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 - Civil procedure
  • Petitioner: Resident
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Nonresident
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 154 U.S. 558
  • 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: Samuel Freeman Miller

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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