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HINCHMAN v. LINCOLN (1888)

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HINCHMAN v. LINCOLN
Term: 1887
Important Dates
Argued: November 18, 1887
Decided: January 9, 1888
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison Waite

HINCHMAN v. LINCOLN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1888. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1887.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Broker, stock exchange, investment or securities firm
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 124 U.S. 38
  • 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: Stanley Matthews

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 unspecifiable.

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