YOUNG v. PARKER'S ADMINISTRATOR (1889)

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YOUNG v. PARKER'S ADMINISTRATOR
Term: 1889
Important Dates
Decided: December 2, 1889
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

YOUNG v. PARKER'S ADMINISTRATOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 1889.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the West Virginia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 132 U.S. 267
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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 conservative.

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