YULEE v. VOSE (1879)

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YULEE v. VOSE
Term: 1878
Important Dates
Argued: January 30, 1879
Decided: March 17, 1879
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

YULEE v. VOSE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 17, 1879. The case was argued before the court on January 30, 1879.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 99 U.S. 539
  • 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: Morrison Waite

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 liberal.

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