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ORLEANS v. PLATT (1879)

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ORLEANS v. PLATT
Term: 1878
Important Dates
Argued: March 10, 1879
Decided: April 7, 1879
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Nathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

ORLEANS v. PLATT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 7, 1879. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1879.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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 - Civil procedure
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: New York
  • Respondent type: Investor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 99 U.S. 676
  • 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: Noah Haynes Swayne

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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