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LEE COUNTY v. ROGERS (1869)

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LEE COUNTY v. ROGERS |
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Term: 1868 |
Important Dates |
Decided: March 1, 1869 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne |
LEE COUNTY v. ROGERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1869.
In a 7-0 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.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.
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: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Petitioner state: Iowa
- Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 74 U.S. 181
- 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: Samuel Nelson
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.
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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