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MACKALL v. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY (1877)

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MACKALL v. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY
Term: 1876
Important Dates
Argued: March 15, 1877
Decided: March 26, 1877
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

MACKALL v. CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 26, 1877. The case was argued before the court on March 15, 1877.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 94 U.S. 308
  • 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: Samuel Freeman Miller

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.

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