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GELPCKE et al. v. THE CITY OF DUBUQUE (1864)

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GELPCKE et al. v. THE CITY OF DUBUQUE
Term: 1863
Important Dates
Argued: December 15, 1863
Decided: January 11, 1864
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
John CatronNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne
Dissenting
Samuel Freeman Miller

GELPCKE et al. v. THE CITY OF DUBUQUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 1864. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1863.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Iowa 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 Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Iowa
  • Citation: 68 U.S. 175
  • 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: Roger Brooke Taney
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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