RELIEF FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. SHAW (1877)

| RELIEF FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. SHAW |
|---|
| Term: 1876 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 26, 1877 |
| Decided: May 7, 1877 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
RELIEF FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. SHAW is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 7, 1877. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1877.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
- Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 94 U.S. 574
- 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: Morrison Waite
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Bradley
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 unspecifiable.
See also
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