RAILROAD COMPANIES v. CHAMBERLAIN (1868)

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RAILROAD COMPANIES v. CHAMBERLAIN |
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Term: 1867 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 11, 1868 |
Decided: March 16, 1868 |
Outcome |
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne |
RAILROAD COMPANIES v. CHAMBERLAIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1868. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1868.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 73 U.S. 748
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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 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
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