NATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. TUGMAN (1892)

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NATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. TUGMAN
Term: 1891
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1892
Decided: February 1, 1892
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

NATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY v. TUGMAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1892. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1892.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 143 U.S. 28
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Billings Brown

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.

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