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TAYLOR AND MARSHALL v. BECKHAM, 178 U.S. 610 (May 21, 1900)

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TAYLOR AND MARSHALL v. BECKHAM
Term: 1899
Important Dates
Argued: May 1, 1900
Decided: May 21, 1900
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Melville Weston FullerHorace GrayRufus Wheeler PeckhamGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White
Concurring
Joseph McKenna
Dissenting
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownJohn Marshall Harlan

TAYLOR AND MARSHALL v. BECKHAM is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1900. The case was argued before the court on May 1, 1900.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Kentucky State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Kentucky
  • Citation: 178 U.S. 610
  • 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: 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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