JAMES v. MILWAUKEE (1872)

JAMES v. MILWAUKEE
	Term: 1872
Important Dates
	Argued: November 21, 1872
	Decided: December 9, 1872
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

JAMES v. MILWAUKEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1872. The case was argued before the court on November 21, 1872.

In an 8-0 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 Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 83 U.S. 159
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: 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 liberal.