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TERRY v. HATCH (1876)
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| TERRY v. HATCH |
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| Term: 1876 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 13, 1876 |
| Decided: October 23, 1876 |
| Outcome |
| Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
TERRY v. HATCH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 23, 1876. The case was argued before the court on October 13, 1876.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 93 U.S. 44
- 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: Morrison Waite
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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