GARDNER v. THE COLLECTOR (1868)

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GARDNER v. THE COLLECTOR |
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Term: 1867 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 17, 1868 |
Decided: March 30, 1868 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne |
GARDNER v. THE COLLECTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 30, 1868. The case was argued before the court on March 17, 1868.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
- Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
- Petitioner state: New York
- Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: New York
- Citation: 73 U.S. 499
- 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: Samuel Freeman Miller
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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
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