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RAILROAD COMPANY v. SWASEY (1875)

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RAILROAD COMPANY v. SWASEY
Term: 1874
Important Dates
Decided: April 12, 1875
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

RAILROAD COMPANY v. SWASEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 12, 1875.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the North Carolina U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of North Carolina.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 90 U.S. 405
  • 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: Morrison Waite

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 conservative.

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