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STACEY v. EMERY (1878)

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STACEY v. EMERY
Term: 1878
Important Dates
Decided: November 11, 1878
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

STACEY v. EMERY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1878.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 97 U.S. 642
  • 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: Ward Hunt

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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