TOWN OF VENICE v. MURDOCK (1876)

TOWN OF VENICE v. MURDOCK
	Term: 1875
Important Dates
	Argued: November 19, 1875
	Decided: March 27, 1876
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Ward Hunt • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite
Dissenting
	David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller

TOWN OF VENICE v. MURDOCK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 27, 1876. The case was argued before the court on November 19, 1875.

In a 6-3 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: 92 U.S. 494
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.