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PORTER v. PITTSBURG BESSEMER STEEL CO. (LIMITED) (1887)

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PORTER v. PITTSBURG BESSEMER STEEL CO. (LIMITED)
Term: 1886
Important Dates
Decided: May 27, 1887
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison Waite

PORTER v. PITTSBURG BESSEMER STEEL CO. (LIMITED) is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1887.

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

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Construction industry
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 122 U.S. 267
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Blatchford

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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