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MARCHAND v. GRIFFON (1891)
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| MARCHAND v. GRIFFON |
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| Term: 1890 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 19, 1890 |
| Decided: May 25, 1891 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar |
MARCHAND v. GRIFFON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 25, 1891. The case was argued before the court on December 19, 1890.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 140 U.S. 516
- 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: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
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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