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TEAL v. BILBY (1887)

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TEAL v. BILBY
Term: 1887
Important Dates
Argued: November 4, 1887
Decided: December 5, 1887
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison Waite

TEAL v. BILBY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 5, 1887. The case was argued before the court on November 4, 1887.

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 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Business, corporation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Private person
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 123 U.S. 572
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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