TOWNSHIP OF PINE GROVE v. TALCOTT (1874)

TOWNSHIP OF PINE GROVE v. TALCOTT
	Term: 1873
Important Dates
	Argued: April 15, 1874
	Decided: May 4, 1874
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
	David Davis • Samuel Freeman Miller

TOWNSHIP OF PINE GROVE v. TALCOTT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 4, 1874. The case was argued before the court on April 15, 1874.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Michigan.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Michigan
Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 86 U.S. 666
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: Morrison Waite
Who wrote the majority opinion: Noah Haynes Swayne

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.