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THORMANN v. FRAME (1900)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
THORMANN v. FRAME
Term: 1899
Important Dates
Decided: February 26, 1900
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamGeorge ShirasEdward Douglass White

THORMANN v. FRAME is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1900.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin State Trial Court.

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 - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 176 U.S. 350
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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