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NEW ORLEANS v. UNITED STATES EX REL.: GAINES'S ADMINISTRATORS (1889)

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NEW ORLEANS v. UNITED STATES EX REL.: GAINES'S ADMINISTRATORS |
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Term: 1888 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 13, 1887 |
Decided: May 13, 1889 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Samuel Freeman Miller |
NEW ORLEANS v. UNITED STATES EX REL.: GAINES'S ADMINISTRATORS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 13, 1889. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1887.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
- Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Petitioner state: Louisiana
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 131 U.S. 220
- 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: Joseph Bradley
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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