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UNITED STATES v. KLEIN (1872)

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UNITED STATES v. KLEIN
Term: 1871
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1871
Decided: January 29, 1872
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
Joseph BradleySamuel Freeman Miller

UNITED STATES v. KLEIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1872. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1871.

In a 6-2 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 Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Miscellaneous - executive authority vis-a-vis congress or the states
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 80 U.S. 128
  • 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 liberal.

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