HALL v. DECUIR (1878)

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HALL v. DECUIR
Term: 1877
Important Dates
Decided: January 14, 1878
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite
Concurring
Nathan Clifford

HALL v. DECUIR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 1878.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Desegregation (other than as pertains to school desegregation, employment discrimination, and affirmative action)
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Physically injured person, including wrongful death, who is not an employee
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 95 U.S. 485
  • 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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