Citation

119 U.S. 1

Decision : 7-1

Majority Opinion: Stanley Matthews

Justices Participating

  • Horace Gray | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
  • John Harlan | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
  • Joseph Bradley | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
  • Morrison Waite | dissent , justice wrote an opinion
  • Samuel Blatchford | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
  • Samuel Miller | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
  • Stephen Field | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote no opinion
  • Stanley Matthews | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion
  • William Woods | other

Categories

* Claims against the U.S.

Subopinions

Subopinion 1

Subopinion 2

Subopinion 3

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