KEYSTONE MANGANESE AND IRON COMPANY v. MARTIN (1889)

KEYSTONE MANGANESE AND IRON COMPANY v. MARTIN
	Term: 1889
Important Dates
	Argued: November 1, 1889
	Decided: November 11, 1889
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Samuel Freeman Miller

KEYSTONE MANGANESE AND IRON COMPANY v. MARTIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1889. The case was argued before the court on November 1, 1889.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Arkansas U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Arkansas.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
Petitioner: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 132 U.S. 91
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: Samuel Blatchford

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.