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UNITED STATES TO THE USE OF WILSON, ADMINISTRATOR, v. WALKER (1883)

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UNITED STATES TO THE USE OF WILSON, ADMINISTRATOR, v. WALKER |
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Term: 1883 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 26, 1883 |
Decided: November 19, 1883 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller • Morrison Waite • William Burnham Woods |
UNITED STATES TO THE USE OF WILSON, ADMINISTRATOR, v. WALKER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 19, 1883. The case was argued before the court on October 26, 1883.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 109 U.S. 258
- 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 Burnham Woods
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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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