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GILMAN et al. v. ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI TELEGRAPH COMPANY (1876)
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| GILMAN et al. v. ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI TELEGRAPH COMPANY |
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| Term: 1875 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: February 14, 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 |
GILMAN et al. v. ILLINOIS AND MISSISSIPPI TELEGRAPH COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 14, 1876.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Iowa U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Iowa.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
- Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Telephone, telecommunications, or telegraph company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 91 U.S. 603
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
- 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 conservative.
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