INSURANCE COMPANY v. RITCHIE (1867)

INSURANCE COMPANY v. RITCHIE
	Term: 1866
Important Dates
	Argued: January 10, 1867
	Decided: February 18, 1867
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne

INSURANCE COMPANY v. RITCHIE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1867. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1867.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Respondent state: Massachusetts
Citation: 72 U.S. 541
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: Salmon Portland Chase

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.