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KREIGER v. SHELBY RAILROAD COMPANY AND OTHERS (1888)

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KREIGER v. SHELBY RAILROAD COMPANY AND OTHERS |
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Term: 1887 |
Important Dates |
Decided: March 19, 1888 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller • Morrison Waite |
KREIGER v. SHELBY RAILROAD COMPANY AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 19, 1888.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Kentucky State Trial Court.
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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
- Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 125 U.S. 39
- 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: 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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