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PACIFIC EXPRESS CO. v. MALIN (1888)

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PACIFIC EXPRESS CO. v. MALIN
Term: 1888
Important Dates
Decided: November 26, 1888
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

PACIFIC EXPRESS CO. v. MALIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 26, 1888.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Texas U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Texas.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 131 U.S. 394
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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