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CRAPO v. KELLY (1873)
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| CRAPO v. KELLY |
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| Term: 1872 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 10, 1873 |
| Decided: April 14, 1873 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Salmon Portland Chase • David Davis • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
| Concurring |
| Nathan Clifford |
| Dissenting |
| Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field |
CRAPO v. KELLY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 14, 1873. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1873.
In a 7-2 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 New York State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
- Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 83 U.S. 610
- 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: 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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