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UNITED STATES v. GILMORE (1869)

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UNITED STATES v. GILMORE
Term: 1869
Important Dates
Argued: April 5, 1869
Decided: November 8, 1869
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes Swayne

UNITED STATES v. GILMORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 8, 1869. The case was argued before the court on April 5, 1869.

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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase 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: Retired or former employee
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 75 U.S. 330
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase

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 conservative.

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