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NEW ORLEANS WATERWORKS COMPANY v. LOUISIANA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY (1888)

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NEW ORLEANS WATERWORKS COMPANY v. LOUISIANA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY
Term: 1887
Important Dates
Argued: October 26, 1887
Decided: March 19, 1888
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison Waite

NEW ORLEANS WATERWORKS COMPANY v. LOUISIANA SUGAR REFINING COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 19, 1888. The case was argued before the court on October 26, 1887.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
  • Petitioner: Public utility
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Holder of a license or permit, or applicant therefor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 125 U.S. 18
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Horace Gray

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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