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HANDLEY v. STUTZ (1890)

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HANDLEY v. STUTZ
Term: 1890
Important Dates
Decided: December 8, 1890
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyDavid Josiah BrewerStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

HANDLEY v. STUTZ is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 8, 1890.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 137 U.S. 366
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Horace Gray

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.

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