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CROSS v. UNITED STATES (1872)

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CROSS v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1872 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 31, 1872 |
Decided: November 11, 1872 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
CROSS v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1872. The case was argued before the court on October 31, 1872.
In an 8-0 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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of the Court of Claims
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 81 U.S. 479
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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: David Davis
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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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