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SPOFFORD v. KIRK (1878)

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SPOFFORD v. KIRK
Term: 1878
Important Dates
Argued: October 25, 1878
Decided: November 11, 1878
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • John Marshall Harlan • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite

SPOFFORD v. KIRK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1878. The case was argued before the court on October 25, 1878.

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 - 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: Buyer, purchaser
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Seller or vendor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 97 U.S. 484
  • 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: 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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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