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UNITED STATES v. MCKEE et al. (1876)

| UNITED STATES v. MCKEE et al. |
|---|
| Term: 1875 |
| Important Dates |
| Decided: January 10, 1876 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-2 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
| Dissenting |
| Nathan Clifford • Ward Hunt |
UNITED STATES v. MCKEE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 10, 1876.
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 Waite Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity: military
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 91 U.S. 442
- 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: Samuel Freeman Miller
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.
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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