KIBBE v. BENSON (1874)

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KIBBE v. BENSON |
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Term: 1873 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 11, 1873 |
Decided: January 19, 1874 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
KIBBE v. BENSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 19, 1874. The case was argued before the court on December 11, 1873.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 84 U.S. 624
- 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: Ward Hunt
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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