WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INSURANCE COMPANY v. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY (1871)

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INSURANCE COMPANY v. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
	Term: 1871
Important Dates
	Argued: April 4, 1871
	Decided: November 6, 1871
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS INSURANCE COMPANY v. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 6, 1871. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1871.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Extra-legal jury influences: jury instructions (not necessarily in criminal cases)
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 79 U.S. 201
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: William Strong

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.