HUMPHRIES v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1899)

HUMPHRIES v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
	Term: 1898
Important Dates
	Argued: April 4, 1899
	Decided: May 1, 1899
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Joseph McKenna • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • George Shiras • Edward Douglass White

HUMPHRIES v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1899. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1899.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
Petitioner: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: District of Columbia
Citation: 174 U.S. 190
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: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Josiah Brewer

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 conservative.