Ex parte THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD COMPANY, 72 U.S. 825 (May 13, 1867) - Ballotpedia

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ex parte THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD COMPANY

Term: 1866
Important Dates
Argued: May 10, 1867
Decided: May 13, 1867
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
9-0
Majority
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne

ex parte THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 13, 1867. The case was argued before the court on May 10, 1867.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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.

About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Judge
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 72 U.S. 825
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: 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 liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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