YEAGER v. FARWELL (1871)
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YEAGER v. FARWELL |
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Term: 1871 |
Important Dates |
Decided: December 11, 1871 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
YEAGER v. FARWELL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 11, 1871.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
- Petitioner: Seller or vendor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 80 U.S. 6
- 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: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: David Davis
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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