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THE MOSES TAYLOR (1867)

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THE MOSES TAYLOR
Term: 1866
Important Dates
Argued: December 27, 1866
Decided: February 4, 1867
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne

THE MOSES TAYLOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 4, 1867. The case was argued before the court on December 27, 1866.

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 California State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bus or motorized passenger transportation vehicle
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 71 U.S. 411
  • 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: Stephen Johnson Field

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.

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