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LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE (1888)

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LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Term: 1888
Important Dates
Decided: October 29, 1888
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 29, 1888.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: collateral estoppel or res judicata
  • Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Petitioner state: Missouri
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 128 U.S. 102
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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