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THE ELFRIDA (1898)

| THE ELFRIDA |
|---|
| Term: 1898 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: December 12, 1898 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Joseph McKenna • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • George Shiras • Edward Douglass White |
THE ELFRIDA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 12, 1898.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Tangible property, other than real estate, including contraband
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 172 U.S. 186
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Billings Brown
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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