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BLEASE v. GARLINGTON (1876)

| BLEASE v. GARLINGTON |
|---|
| Term: 1875 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 15, 1876 |
| Decided: March 20, 1876 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
BLEASE v. GARLINGTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1876. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1876.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the South Carolina U.S. Circuit for the District of South Carolina.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
- Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Seller or vendor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 92 U.S. 1
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite
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
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