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PENNSYLVANIA v. QUICKSILVER COMPANY (1871)

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PENNSYLVANIA v. QUICKSILVER COMPANY
Term: 1870
Important Dates
Argued: January 20, 1871
Decided: January 23, 1871
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

PENNSYLVANIA v. QUICKSILVER COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1871. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1871.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Pennsylvania
  • Respondent type: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 77 U.S. 553
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • 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: Samuel Nelson

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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