ST. LOUIS v. THE FERRY COMPANY (1871) - Ballotpedia

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ST. LOUIS v. THE FERRY COMPANY

Term: 1870
Important Dates
Argued: April 6, 1871
Decided: May 1, 1871
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

ST. LOUIS v. THE FERRY COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1871. The case was argued before the court on April 6, 1871.

In a 7-0 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: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Petitioner state: Missouri
Respondent type: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
Respondent state: Missouri
Citation: 78 U.S. 423
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: Noah Haynes Swayne

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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