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COUNTY OF CASS v. JORDAN (1877)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
COUNTY OF CASS v. JORDAN
Term: 1877
Important Dates
Decided: November 12, 1877
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Nathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite
Dissenting
Joseph BradleySamuel Freeman Miller

COUNTY OF CASS v. JORDAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 12, 1877.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.

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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Petitioner state: Missouri
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 95 U.S. 373
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite

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.

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