PEAKE v. NEW ORLEANS, 139 U.S. 377 (March 9, 1891) - Ballotpedia

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PEAKE v. NEW ORLEANS

Term: 1890
Important Dates
Argued: October 29, 1890
Decided: March 9, 1891
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-3
Majority
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray
Dissenting
Melville Weston Fuller • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

PEAKE v. NEW ORLEANS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 9, 1891. The case was argued before the court on October 29, 1890.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
Petitioner: Holder of a license or permit, or applicant therefor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Louisiana
Citation: 139 U.S. 377
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Josiah Brewer

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 liberal.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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