THE MARY EVELINE (1873)

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THE MARY EVELINE
Term: 1872
Important Dates
Argued: April 4, 1873
Decided: May 1, 1873
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

THE MARY EVELINE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1873. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1873.

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 New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • 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: 83 U.S. 348
  • 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: Ward Hunt

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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