KITCHEN v. BEDFORD (1872)

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KITCHEN v. BEDFORD
Term: 1871
Important Dates
Argued: February 8, 1872
Decided: April 1, 1872
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-1
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerNoah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
William Strong

KITCHEN v. BEDFORD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 1872. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1872.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 80 U.S. 413
  • 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: Joseph Bradley

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.

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