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BARNES v. THE RAILROADS (April 28, 1873)

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BARNES v. THE RAILROADS |
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Term: 1872 |
Important Dates |
Decided: April 28, 1873 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
BARNES v. THE RAILROADS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1873.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: objection to reason for denial of certiorari or appeal
- Petitioner: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Railroad
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 84 U.S. 335n
- How the court took jurisdiction: Rehearing or restored to calendar for reargument
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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