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THE ANDROMEDA (1865)

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THE ANDROMEDA
Term: 1864
Important Dates
Argued: January 23, 1865
Decided: February 13, 1865
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne
Concurring
Samuel Nelson

THE ANDROMEDA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1865. The case was argued before the court on January 23, 1865.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 69 U.S. 481
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Salmon Portland Chase

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 liberal.

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