YOUNG v. BRADLEY (1880)

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YOUNG v. BRADLEY
Term: 1879
Important Dates
Argued: April 13, 1880
Decided: April 26, 1880
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

YOUNG v. BRADLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 26, 1880. The case was argued before the court on April 13, 1880.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 101 U.S. 782
  • 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: Samuel Freeman Miller

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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