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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLOTTE v. NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF BALTIMORE (1876)

| FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLOTTE v. NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF BALTIMORE |
|---|
| Term: 1875 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: April 24, 1876 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHARLOTTE v. NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF BALTIMORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1876.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal or state regulation of securities
- Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 92 U.S. 122
- 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: 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 liberal.
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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