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HALL et al. v. WEARE (1876)

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HALL et al. v. WEARE |
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Term: 1875 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 14, 1875 |
Decided: January 31, 1876 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
HALL et al. v. WEARE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 31, 1876. The case was argued before the court on December 14, 1875.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.
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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Extra-legal jury influences: jury instructions (not necessarily in criminal cases)
- Petitioner: Defendant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 92 U.S. 728
- 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: William Strong
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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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