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UNITED STATES v. BARLOW (1889)

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UNITED STATES v. BARLOW
Term: 1889
Important Dates
Argued: October 29, 1889
Decided: December 2, 1889
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus LamarSamuel Freeman Miller

UNITED STATES v. BARLOW is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 1889. The case was argued before the court on October 29, 1889.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. Circuit for the District of Colorado.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 132 U.S. 271
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stephen Johnson Field

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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