Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite; 1963
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0093
- Title
- Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite; 1963
- Description
- This paper by J. Burroughs Noell delves into the life and contributions of Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite. From a lineage of legal professionals and a Yale graduate, Waite's career took him to Northwest Ohio, where he became a prominent figure. Despite initial setbacks and a cool reception from some Supreme Court justices, Waite's democratic principles and respect for the rule of law eventually earned him widespread admiration. His tenure of fourteen years at the Supreme Court was marked by over a thousand opinions, notably including the Grainger Cases, which addressed the public character of private property used in common, such as railroad and elevator rates. Waite's impactful career was cut short by his sudden death in 1888, just as he was set to deliver an opinion in a significant telephone dispute.
- Date
- 10 October 1963
- Creator
- Noell, James Burroughs
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- James Burroughs Noell
- Noell
- 1963
- Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite
- Yale University
- Northwest Ohio
- democratic government
- Supreme Court
- Grainger Cases
- private property
- public character
- railroad rates
- elevator rates
- telephone dispute
- constitutional law
- civil rights
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- James Burroughs Noell