METROPOLITAN BANK v. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (1878)

METROPOLITAN BANK v. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
	Term: 1878
Important Dates
	Decided: November 4, 1878
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • John Marshall Harlan • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite

METROPOLITAN BANK v. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 4, 1878.

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 - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 131 U.S. clxii
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite

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.