SMITH v. GOODYEAR DENTAL VULCANITE COMPANY et al. (1877)

| SMITH v. GOODYEAR DENTAL VULCANITE COMPANY et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1876 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 22, 1876 |
| Decided: January 8, 1877 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Ward Hunt • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
| Dissenting |
| Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller |
SMITH v. GOODYEAR DENTAL VULCANITE COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 1877. The case was argued before the court on November 22, 1876.
In a 6-3 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: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
- Petitioner: Defendant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 93 U.S. 486
- 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: William Strong
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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
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