UNITED STATES v. BENNETT (1873)

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UNITED STATES v. BENNETT |
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Term: 1872 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 19, 1872 |
Decided: January 6, 1873 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
UNITED STATES v. BENNETT 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 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 Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.
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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: Distributor, importer, or exporter of alcoholic beverages
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 82 U.S. 660
- 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: William Strong
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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