BADGER et al. v. UNITED STATES EX REL. BOLLES (1877)

BADGER et al. v. UNITED STATES EX REL. BOLLES
	Term: 1876
Important Dates
	Decided: January 29, 1877
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite

BADGER et al. v. UNITED STATES EX REL. BOLLES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1877.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Illinois
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 93 U.S. 599
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: Ward Hunt

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.