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HUMBOLDT TOWNSHIP v. LONG et al. (1876)

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HUMBOLDT TOWNSHIP v. LONG et al.
Term: 1875
Important Dates
Decided: May 8, 1876
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordWard HuntWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite
Dissenting
David DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman Miller

HUMBOLDT TOWNSHIP v. LONG et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 8, 1876.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kansas U.S. Circuit for the District of Kansas.

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: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Kansas
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 92 U.S. 642
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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