TRUSTEES OF THE WABASH AND ERIE CANAL COMPANY VS. BEERS (1863)

TRUSTEES OF THE WABASH AND ERIE CANAL COMPANY VS. BEERS
	Term: 1862
Important Dates
	Argued: January 15, 1863
	Decided: February 9, 1863
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney

TRUSTEES OF THE WABASH AND ERIE CANAL COMPANY VS. BEERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 9, 1863. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1863.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

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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: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Investor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 67 U.S. 448
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller

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 conservative.