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TARVER v. KEACH (1873)

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TARVER v. KEACH
Term: 1872
Important Dates
Argued: December 19, 1872
Decided: January 6, 1873
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

TARVER v. KEACH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1873. The case was argued before the court on December 19, 1872.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Texas State Supreme Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 82 U.S. 67
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase

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.

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