RAILROAD COMPANY v. CHURCH (1874)

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RAILROAD COMPANY v. CHURCH
Term: 1873
Important Dates
Decided: March 3, 1874
Outcome
No disposition
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

RAILROAD COMPANY v. CHURCH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1874.

The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a ruling. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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 - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 86 U.S. 62
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller

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.

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