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ST. JOSEPH AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. HUMPHREYS (1892)

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ST. JOSEPH AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. HUMPHREYS
Term: 1891
Important Dates
Argued: April 12, 1892
Decided: April 25, 1892
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

ST. JOSEPH AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD COMPANY v. HUMPHREYS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1892. The case was argued before the court on April 12, 1892.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller 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: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 145 U.S. 105
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller

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.

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