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SCAMMON v. KIMBALL, ASSIGNEE (1876)

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SCAMMON v. KIMBALL, ASSIGNEE
Term: 1875
Important Dates
Argued: January 6, 1876
Decided: January 17, 1876
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

SCAMMON v. KIMBALL, ASSIGNEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 17, 1876. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1876.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 92 U.S. 362
  • 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: Nathan Clifford

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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