MERRILL v. PETTY (1873)

MERRILL v. PETTY
	Term: 1872
Important Dates
	Argued: April 4, 1873
	Decided: May 1, 1873
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

MERRILL v. PETTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1873. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1873.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 83 U.S. 338
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: Nathan Clifford

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 conservative.