HADDEN & OTHERS v. MERRITT, COLLECTOR (1885)

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HADDEN & OTHERS v. MERRITT, COLLECTOR
Term: 1884
Important Dates
Argued: April 23, 1885
Decided: May 4, 1885
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

HADDEN & OTHERS v. MERRITT, COLLECTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 4, 1885. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1885.

In a 9-0 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: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: Shipper, including importer and exporter
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 115 U.S. 25
  • 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: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stanley Matthews

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.

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