OLCOTT v. THE SUPERVISORS (1873)

OLCOTT v. THE SUPERVISORS
	Term: 1872
Important Dates
	Argued: November 21, 1872
	Decided: March 31, 1873
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
	Salmon Portland Chase • David Davis • Samuel Freeman Miller

OLCOTT v. THE SUPERVISORS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 31, 1873. The case was argued before the court on November 21, 1872.

In a 6-3 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 Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 83 U.S. 678
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: William Strong

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.