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GILFILLAN v. UNION CANAL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA (1883)

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GILFILLAN v. UNION CANAL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Term: 1883
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1883
Decided: November 26, 1883
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

GILFILLAN v. UNION CANAL COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 26, 1883. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1883.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania State Trial Court.

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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 109 U.S. 401
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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