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FOGG v. BLAIR (1890)

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FOGG v. BLAIR
Term: 1889
Important Dates
Argued: January 24, 1890
Decided: March 3, 1890
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyDavid Josiah BrewerStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

FOGG v. BLAIR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1890. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1890.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 133 U.S. 534
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Johnson Field

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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