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UNITED STATES v. MCKEE et al. (1876)

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UNITED STATES v. MCKEE et al.
Term: 1875
Important Dates
Decided: January 10, 1876
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Joseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite
Dissenting
Nathan CliffordWard 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.

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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.

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