THE CITY v. LAMSON (1870)

THE CITY v. LAMSON
	Term: 1869
Important Dates
	Argued: March 22, 1870
	Decided: April 4, 1870
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Nelson • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
	Samuel Freeman Miller

THE CITY v. LAMSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 4, 1870. The case was argued before the court on March 22, 1870.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Wisconsin
Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 76 U.S. 477
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: Salmon Portland Chase
Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Nelson

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.