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RITCHIE v. FRANKLIN COUNTY (1875)

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RITCHIE v. FRANKLIN COUNTY |
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Term: 1874 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 2, 1875 |
Decided: March 29, 1875 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
RITCHIE v. FRANKLIN COUNTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 29, 1875. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1875.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.
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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: Missouri
- Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Respondent state: Missouri
- Citation: 89 U.S. 67
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
- Who wrote the majority opinion: David Davis
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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