STEAMBOAT COMPANY v. THE COLLECTOR (1873)

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STEAMBOAT COMPANY v. THE COLLECTOR
Term: 1873
Important Dates
Argued: November 3, 1873
Decided: November 17, 1873
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-1
Majority
Nathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
Joseph Bradley

STEAMBOAT COMPANY v. THE COLLECTOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 17, 1873. The case was argued before the court on November 3, 1873.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 85 U.S. 478
  • 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 liberal.

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