NORWICH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. FLINT (1872)

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NORWICH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. FLINT |
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Term: 1871 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 30, 1872 |
Decided: February 12, 1872 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
NORWICH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY v. FLINT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 12, 1872. The case was argued before the court on January 30, 1872.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. Circuit for the District of Connecticut.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 80 U.S. 3
- 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: 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
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