MERRIAM v. HAAS (1864)

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MERRIAM v. HAAS |
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Term: 1865 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 19, 1864 |
Decided: February 23, 1864 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
MERRIAM v. HAAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1864. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1864.
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 Minnesota U.S. District Court.
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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: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 70 U.S. 687
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller
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
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