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RUDE v. WESTCOTT (1889)

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RUDE v. WESTCOTT
Term: 1888
Important Dates
Argued: March 7, 1889
Decided: March 18, 1889
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

RUDE v. WESTCOTT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 18, 1889. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1889.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 130 U.S. 152
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Johnson Field

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.

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