KIMBALL v. KIMBALL (1899)

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KIMBALL v. KIMBALL
Term: 1898
Important Dates
Argued: April 19, 1899
Decided: May 1, 1899
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White

KIMBALL v. KIMBALL 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 19, 1899.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: live dispute
  • Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 174 U.S. 158
  • 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: Horace Gray

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.

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