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INSURANCE COMPANY v. MOSLEY (1869)

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INSURANCE COMPANY v. MOSLEY
Term: 1869
Important Dates
Argued: November 8, 1869
Decided: November 29, 1869
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerNoah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
Nathan CliffordSamuel Nelson

INSURANCE COMPANY v. MOSLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 29, 1869. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1869.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 75 U.S. 397
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Noah Haynes Swayne

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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