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DAVENPORT CITY v. DOWS (1873)

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DAVENPORT CITY v. DOWS |
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Term: 1872 |
Important Dates |
Decided: January 6, 1873 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
DAVENPORT CITY v. DOWS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1873.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Iowa U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Iowa.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
- Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Petitioner state: Iowa
- Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 82 U.S. 390
- 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: Salmon Portland Chase
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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