BAYNE et al., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES (1877) - Ballotpedia

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BAYNE et al., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES

Term: 1876
Important Dates
Argued: January 19, 1877
Decided: March 1, 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

BAYNE et al., TRUSTEES, v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1877. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1877.

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

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

About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 93 U.S. 642
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
Who wrote the majority opinion: David Davis

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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