NICOLSON PAVEMENT COMPANY v. JENKINS (1872)

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NICOLSON PAVEMENT COMPANY v. JENKINS
Term: 1871
Important Dates
Argued: January 12, 1872
Decided: January 29, 1872
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

NICOLSON PAVEMENT COMPANY v. JENKINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1872. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1872.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
  • Petitioner: Construction industry
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 81 U.S. 452
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: David Davis

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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