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CARROLL v. UNITED STATES (1872)

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CARROLL v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1871
Important Dates
Decided: February 19, 1872
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

CARROLL v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1872.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 80 U.S. 151
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase

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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