YOUNG v. DUVALL AND ANOTHER (1883)

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YOUNG v. DUVALL AND ANOTHER
Term: 1883
Important Dates
Argued: November 16, 1883
Decided: December 17, 1883
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

YOUNG v. DUVALL AND ANOTHER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 17, 1883. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1883.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed 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: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
  • Petitioner: Husband, or ex-husband
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 109 U.S. 573
  • 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: 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.

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