SEMMES v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY (1871) - Ballotpedia

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SEMMES v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY

Term: 1871
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 1871
Decided: December 18, 1871
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

SEMMES v. HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 18, 1871. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1871.

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 Connecticut U.S. Circuit for the District of Connecticut.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 80 U.S. 158
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: Salmon Portland Chase
Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller

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.

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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