YOUNG v. STEAMSHIP COMPANY (1882)

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YOUNG v. STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Term: 1881
Important Dates
Argued: January 12, 1882
Decided: March 13, 1882
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

YOUNG v. STEAMSHIP COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 13, 1882. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 1882.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania State Trial 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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: United States
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 105 U.S. 41
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Johnson Field

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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