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MORGAN v. THORNHILL (1871)
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| MORGAN v. THORNHILL |
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| Term: 1870 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 6, 1871 |
| Decided: February 27, 1871 |
| Outcome |
| Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
MORGAN v. THORNHILL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1871. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1871.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.
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: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 78 U.S. 65
- 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.
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