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PETRI v. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO (1892)

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PETRI v. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO |
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Term: 1891 |
Important Dates |
Decided: January 18, 1892 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar |
PETRI v. COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1892.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Texas.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
- Petitioner: Defendant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 142 U.S. 644
- 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: Melville Weston Fuller
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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