CAMDEN v. STUART. (1892)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
CAMDEN v. STUART.
Term: 1891
Important Dates
Decided: March 21, 1892
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

CAMDEN v. STUART. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1892.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, 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 - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 144 U.S. 104
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Henry Billings Brown

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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