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STOCKDALE v. THE INSURANCE COMPANIES (1874)

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STOCKDALE v. THE INSURANCE COMPANIES
Term: 1873
Important Dates
Argued: April 7, 1874
Decided: May 4, 1874
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Nathan CliffordWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerNoah Haynes Swayne
Concurring
Joseph BradleyMorrison Waite
Dissenting
David DavisStephen Johnson FieldWilliam Strong

STOCKDALE v. THE INSURANCE COMPANIES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 4, 1874. The case was argued before the court on April 7, 1874.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
  • Petitioner: Internal Revenue Service, Collector, Commissioner, or District Director of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 87 U.S. 323
  • 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: Samuel Freeman Miller

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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