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FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY v. WATERMAN (1882)

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FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY v. WATERMAN |
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Term: 1882 |
Important Dates |
Decided: November 13, 1882 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller • Morrison Waite • William Burnham Woods |
FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY v. WATERMAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 13, 1882.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
- Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 106 U.S. 265
- 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: Morrison Waite
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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