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HARKNESS v. HYDE (1879)

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HARKNESS v. HYDE
Term: 1878
Important Dates
Argued: April 8, 1879
Decided: April 21, 1879
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

HARKNESS v. HYDE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 21, 1879. The case was argued before the court on April 8, 1879.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Idaho Territorial Trial Court.

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: Due Process - Due process: jurisdiction (jurisdiction over non-resident litigants)
  • Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • 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: 98 U.S. 476
  • 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: Stephen Johnson Field

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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