RAILROAD COMPANY v. MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1873)

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RAILROAD COMPANY v. MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Term: 1872
Important Dates
Argued: January 24, 1873
Decided: February 10, 1873
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

RAILROAD COMPANY v. MANUFACTURING COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 10, 1873. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1873.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. Circuit for the District of Connecticut.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Manufacturer
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 83 U.S. 318
  • 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: David Davis

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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