METCALF v. WATERTOWN (1888)

METCALF v. WATERTOWN
	Term: 1888
Important Dates
	Argued: November 20, 1888
	Decided: December 10, 1888
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar • Samuel Freeman Miller

METCALF v. WATERTOWN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1888. The case was argued before the court on November 20, 1888.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 128 U.S. 586
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: John Marshall Harlan

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.