THORN WIRE HEDGE COMPANY v. WASHBURN AND MOEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY. (1895)

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THORN WIRE HEDGE COMPANY v. WASHBURN AND MOEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Term: 1895
Important Dates
Argued: April 29, 1895
Decided: November 11, 1895
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White

THORN WIRE HEDGE COMPANY v. WASHBURN AND MOEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1895. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1895.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 159 U.S. 423
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: George Shiras

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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