THE KEY CITY (1872)

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THE KEY CITY
Term: 1872
Important Dates
Argued: November 18, 1872
Decided: December 9, 1872
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

THE KEY CITY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1872. The case was argued before the court on November 18, 1872.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Wisconsin.

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: untimely filing
  • Petitioner: Shipper, including importer and exporter
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 81 U.S. 653
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: 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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