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OAKSMITH'S LESSEE v. JOHNSTON (1876)

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OAKSMITH'S LESSEE v. JOHNSTON
Term: 1875
Important Dates
Argued: March 15, 1876
Decided: April 24, 1876
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

OAKSMITH'S LESSEE v. JOHNSTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1876. The case was argued before the court on March 15, 1876.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 92 U.S. 343
  • 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: Stephen Johnson Field

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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