LOUISVILLE, EVANSVILLE AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILSON (1891)

LOUISVILLE, EVANSVILLE AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILSON
	Term: 1890
Important Dates
	Argued: January 21, 1891
	Decided: March 2, 1891
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

LOUISVILLE, EVANSVILLE AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. WILSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1891. The case was argued before the court on January 21, 1891.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 138 U.S. 501
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: David Josiah Brewer

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.