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THE GREAT WESTERN.; THOMMESSEN & ANOTHER v. WHITWILL (1886)
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| THE GREAT WESTERN.; THOMMESSEN & ANOTHER v. WHITWILL |
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| Term: 1885 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 19, 1885 |
| Decided: May 10, 1886 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Morrison Waite • William Burnham Woods |
| Dissenting |
| Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller |
THE GREAT WESTERN.; THOMMESSEN & ANOTHER v. WHITWILL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 10, 1886. The case was argued before the court on October 19, 1885.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Assessment of costs or damages: as part of a court order
- Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 118 U.S. 520
- 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: Joseph Bradley
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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