GUION v. LIVERPOOL, LONDON, AND GLOBE INSURANCE CO. (1883)

GUION v. LIVERPOOL, LONDON, AND GLOBE INSURANCE CO.
	Term: 1883
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 1883
	Decided: November 5, 1883
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller • Morrison Waite • William Burnham Woods

GUION v. LIVERPOOL, LONDON, AND GLOBE INSURANCE CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 5, 1883. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 1883.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 109 U.S. 173
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: 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.