REES v. CITY OF WATERTOWN (1874) - Ballotpedia

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REES v. CITY OF WATERTOWN

Term: 1873
Important Dates
Argued: January 28, 1874
Decided: March 2, 1874
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Joseph Bradley • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong
Dissenting
Nathan Clifford • Noah Haynes Swayne

REES v. CITY OF WATERTOWN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1874. The case was argued before the court on January 28, 1874.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. 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 - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 86 U.S. 107
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: Ward Hunt

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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