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Ex parte MORRIS AND JOHNSON (1870)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
ex parte MORRIS AND JOHNSON
Term: 1869
Important Dates
Argued: April 22, 1870
Decided: April 30, 1870
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

ex parte MORRIS AND JOHNSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1870. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1870.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Alabama Middle U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Judge
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 76 U.S. 605
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
  • 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: Noah Haynes Swayne

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.

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