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Perris v. Hexamer
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 17–18, 1878
Decided February 3, 1879
Full case namePerris v. Hexamer
Citations99 U.S. 674 (more)
Holding
A map-maker has no more an exclusive right to use the form of the characters they employ to express their ideas on a map than they have to use the typeface they use for text.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Morrison Waite
Associate Justices
Nathan Clifford · Noah H. Swayne
Samuel F. Miller · Stephen J. Field
William Strong · Joseph P. Bradley
Ward Hunt · John M. Harlan
Case opinion
MajorityWaite

Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1879), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a map-maker has no more an exclusive right to use the form of the characters they employ to express their ideas on a map than they have to use the typeface they use for text.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Perris v. Hexamer, 99 U.S. 674 (1879)". Justia. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/casefinder/casefinder_1863-1889.aspx
  3. ^ https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep099674a/
  4. ^ https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/datesofdecisions.pdf


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