INTERMINGLED COTTON CASES.; UNITED STATES v. RAYMOND, ASSIGNEE (1876)

INTERMINGLED COTTON CASES.; UNITED STATES v. RAYMOND, ASSIGNEE
	Term: 1875
Important Dates
	Argued: April 25, 1876
	Decided: May 8, 1876
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite

INTERMINGLED COTTON CASES.; UNITED STATES v. RAYMOND, ASSIGNEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 8, 1876. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1876.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 92 U.S. 651
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite

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.