THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD CO. v. SOUTTER AND KNAPP (1867)

THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD CO. v. SOUTTER AND KNAPP
	Term: 1866
Important Dates
	Argued: April 24, 1867
	Decided: May 13, 1867
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne

THE MILWAUKEE RAILROAD CO. v. SOUTTER AND KNAPP is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 13, 1867. The case was argued before the court on April 24, 1867.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 72 U.S. 660
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: Samuel Freeman Miller

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 conservative.