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BARTEMEYER v. IOWA (1872)

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BARTEMEYER v. IOWA
Term: 1871
Important Dates
Decided: February 26, 1872
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
5-3
Majority
Nathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam Strong
Dissenting
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNoah Haynes Swayne

BARTEMEYER v. IOWA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1872.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Iowa State Supreme Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Iowa
  • Citation: 81 U.S. 26
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller

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.

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