TOWN OF CONCORD v. PORTSMOUTH SAVINGS BANK (1876)

TOWN OF CONCORD v. PORTSMOUTH SAVINGS BANK
	Term: 1875
Important Dates
	Argued: November 12, 1875
	Decided: April 10, 1876
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite

TOWN OF CONCORD v. PORTSMOUTH SAVINGS BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 10, 1876. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1875.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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: 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: Illinois
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 92 U.S. 625
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: William Strong

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.