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UNITED STATES v. HATHAWAY (1867)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. HATHAWAY
Term: 1866
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 1867
Decided: February 4, 1867
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
9-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne

UNITED STATES v. HATHAWAY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 4, 1867. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1867.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Michigan U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Michigan.

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: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 71 U.S. 404
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • 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: Samuel Nelson

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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