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MILLER v. JOSEPH et al. (1874)

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MILLER v. JOSEPH et al.
Term: 1873
Important Dates
Decided: January 12, 1874
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

MILLER v. JOSEPH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 12, 1874.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Virginia State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 84 U.S. 655
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Johnson Field

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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