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COUNTY OF DALLAS v. MACKENZIE (1877)

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COUNTY OF DALLAS v. MACKENZIE
Term: 1876
Important Dates
Decided: April 2, 1877
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

COUNTY OF DALLAS v. MACKENZIE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 2, 1877.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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 - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
  • Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
  • Petitioner state: Missouri
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 94 U.S. 660
  • 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: Ward Hunt

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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