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Ex parte ATOCHA (1873)

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ex parte ATOCHA |
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Term: 1873 |
Important Dates |
Decided: December 1, 1873 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
ex parte ATOCHA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 1, 1873.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.
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: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of the Court of Claims
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 84 U.S. 439
- How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
- 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: Stephen Johnson Field
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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