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CHARLES CLIFTON, CLAIMANT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES

Term: 1846
Important Dates
Argued: December 29, 1845
Decided: January 20, 1846
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

CHARLES CLIFTON, CLAIMANT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 1846. The case was argued before the court on December 29, 1845.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
Petitioner: Shipper, including importer and exporter
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 45 U.S. 242
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: Roger Brooke Taney
Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Nelson

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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