CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. THE COLLECTOR (1867)

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. THE COLLECTOR
	Term: 1866
Important Dates
	Argued: February 26, 1867
	Decided: April 29, 1867
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne

CITY OF PHILADELPHIA v. THE COLLECTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1867. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1867.

In a 9-0 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: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Pennsylvania
Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 72 U.S. 720
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: Nathan Clifford

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.