SLAUGHTER'S ADMINISTRATOR v. GERSON (1872)

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SLAUGHTER'S ADMINISTRATOR v. GERSON |
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Term: 1871 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 21, 1872 |
Decided: March 25, 1872 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
SLAUGHTER'S ADMINISTRATOR v. GERSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1872. The case was argued before the court on February 21, 1872.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
- Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Seller or vendor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 80 U.S. 379
- 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: 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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