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KNICKERBOCKER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. PENDLETON & OTHERS (November 16, 1885)

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KNICKERBOCKER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. PENDLETON & OTHERS
Term: 1885
Important Dates
Argued: October 22, 1885
Decided: November 16, 1885
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

KNICKERBOCKER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. PENDLETON & OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 16, 1885. The case was argued before the court on October 22, 1885.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite 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: 115 U.S. 339
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Bradley

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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