THE CITY OF CHICAGO v. BIGELOW, ADMR. OF SAMUEL NICHOLSON (1869)

THE CITY OF CHICAGO v. BIGELOW, ADMR. OF SAMUEL NICHOLSON
	Term: 1868
Important Dates
	Argued: April 9, 1869
	Decided: April 12, 1869
Outcome
	No disposition
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne

THE CITY OF CHICAGO v. BIGELOW, ADMR. OF SAMUEL NICHOLSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 12, 1869. The case was argued before the court on April 9, 1869.

The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a ruling. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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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 federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 131 U.S. xciii
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.