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GOLD-WASHING AND WATER COMPANY v. KEYES (1878)

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GOLD-WASHING AND WATER COMPANY v. KEYES
Term: 1877
Important Dates
Decided: January 28, 1878
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Nathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite
Dissenting
Joseph Bradley

GOLD-WASHING AND WATER COMPANY v. KEYES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 28, 1878.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Election of remedies: legal remedies available to injured persons or things
  • Petitioner: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 96 U.S. 199
  • 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 conservative.

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