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WALKER v. THE STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS (1874)

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WALKER v. THE STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
Term: 1873
Important Dates
Argued: January 20, 1874
Decided: January 26, 1874
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

WALKER v. THE STATE HARBOR COMMISSIONERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 26, 1874. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1874.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 84 U.S. 648
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Johnson Field

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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