TOWN OF QUEENSBURY v. CULVER (1874)

TOWN OF QUEENSBURY v. CULVER
	Term: 1873
Important Dates
	Argued: January 23, 1874
	Decided: March 3, 1874
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

TOWN OF QUEENSBURY v. CULVER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1874. The case was argued before the court on January 23, 1874.

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

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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: New York
Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 86 U.S. 83
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: 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.