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PEWABIC MINING COMPANY v. MASON. (1892)

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PEWABIC MINING COMPANY v. MASON.
Term: 1891
Important Dates
Argued: March 16, 1892
Decided: May 16, 1892
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

PEWABIC MINING COMPANY v. MASON. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 16, 1892. The case was argued before the court on March 16, 1892.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Mining company or miner, excluding coal, oil, or pipeline company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 145 U.S. 349
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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