UNITED STATES MORTGAGE COMPANY v. SPERRY (1891)

UNITED STATES MORTGAGE COMPANY v. SPERRY
	Term: 1890
Important Dates
	Argued: February 3, 1890
	Decided: February 2, 1891
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

UNITED STATES MORTGAGE COMPANY v. SPERRY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 2, 1891. The case was argued before the court on February 3, 1890.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Juveniles (cf. rights of illegitimates)
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 138 U.S. 313
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall Harlan

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.