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TYLER v. MAGWIRE (1873)
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| TYLER v. MAGWIRE |
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| Term: 1872 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 17, 1872 |
| Decided: March 17, 1873 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller |
| Dissenting |
| Joseph Bradley • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
TYLER v. MAGWIRE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 17, 1873. The case was argued before the court on December 17, 1872.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 84 U.S. 253
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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: Nathan Clifford
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.
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