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UNITED STATES v. CORWIN (1889)

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UNITED STATES v. CORWIN
Term: 1888
Important Dates
Argued: December 12, 1888
Decided: February 4, 1889
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

UNITED STATES v. CORWIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 4, 1889. The case was argued before the court on December 12, 1888.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Texas.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person who guarantees another's obligations
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 129 U.S. 381
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

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.

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