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THE UNITED STATES v. FISHER et al. ASSIGNEES OF BLIGHT, A BANKRUPT (1805)

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THE UNITED STATES v. FISHER et al. ASSIGNEES OF BLIGHT, A BANKRUPT
Term: 1805
Important Dates
Argued: February 7, 1805
Decided: February 21, 1805
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
4-0
Majority
Samuel Chase • William Cushing • John Marshall
Concurring
Bushrod Washington

THE UNITED STATES v. FISHER et al. ASSIGNEES OF BLIGHT, A BANKRUPT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1805. The case was argued before the court on February 7, 1805.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 6 U.S. 358
  • 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: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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