YESLER v. WASHINGTON HARBOR LINE COMMISSIONERS (1892)

YESLER v. WASHINGTON HARBOR LINE COMMISSIONERS
	Term: 1892
Important Dates
	Argued: October 24, 1892
	Decided: December 19, 1892
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • George Shiras

YESLER v. WASHINGTON HARBOR LINE COMMISSIONERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 19, 1892. The case was argued before the court on October 24, 1892.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Washington State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
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: Washington
Citation: 146 U.S. 646
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: Melville Weston Fuller

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.