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KIRTLAND v. HOTCHKISS (1879)

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KIRTLAND v. HOTCHKISS
Term: 1879
Important Dates
Argued: October 30, 1879
Decided: November 17, 1879
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

KIRTLAND v. HOTCHKISS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 17, 1879. The case was argued before the court on October 30, 1879.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Connecticut
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Connecticut
  • Citation: 100 U.S. 491
  • 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: John Marshall Harlan

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.

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