LACKAWANNA IRON AND COAL COMPANY v. FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY (1900)

LACKAWANNA IRON AND COAL COMPANY v. FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY
	Term: 1899
Important Dates
	Argued: March 10, 1899
	Decided: January 29, 1900
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Joseph McKenna • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • George Shiras • Edward Douglass White

LACKAWANNA IRON AND COAL COMPANY v. FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1900. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1899.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 176 U.S. 298
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
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: John Marshall Harlan

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