The Conqueror (1897)

THE CONQUEROR
Term: 1896
Important Dates
Argued: January 6, 1897
Decided: March 8, 1897
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah Brewer • Henry Billings Brown • Stephen Johnson Field • Melville Weston Fuller • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • George Shiras • Edward Douglass White

THE CONQUEROR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1897. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1897.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case[edit]

• Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
• Petitioner: United States
• Petitioner state: Unknown
• Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
• Respondent state: Unknown
• Citation: 166 U.S. 110
• How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
• 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: Henry Billings Brown

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.

See also[edit]

• Supreme Court of the United States
• History of the Supreme Court
• United States federal courts
• Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter

External links[edit]

• The Supreme Court Database

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