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UNITED STATES v. ELLSWORTH (1880)

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UNITED STATES v. ELLSWORTH
Term: 1879
Important Dates
Decided: February 2, 1880
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

UNITED STATES v. ELLSWORTH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 2, 1880.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Customs Service or Commissioner of Customs
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 101 U.S. 170
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Nathan Clifford

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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