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GIBBS v. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF BALTIMORE (1889)

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GIBBS v. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF BALTIMORE
Term: 1888
Important Dates
Argued: March 19, 1889
Decided: April 15, 1889
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

GIBBS v. CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANY OF BALTIMORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 15, 1889. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 1889.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 130 U.S. 396
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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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