MORGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY; FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY; AND METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY (1890)

MORGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY; FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY; AND METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY
	Term: 1890
Important Dates
	Argued: November 4, 1890
	Decided: November 24, 1890
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

MORGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. TEXAS CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY; FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY; AND METROPOLITAN TRUST COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 24, 1890. The case was argued before the court on November 4, 1890.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Texas.

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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: 137 U.S. 171
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: Melville Weston Fuller

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 unspecifiable.