Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.

UNITED STATES v. POWELL (1872)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. POWELL
Term: 1872
Important Dates
Decided: November 11, 1872
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

UNITED STATES v. POWELL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 11, 1872.

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 Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

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.

[1]

About the case

  • Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Federal taxation of gifts, personal, business, or professional expenses
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Brewery, distillery
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 81 U.S. 493
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • 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: Nathan Clifford

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.

See also

External links

Footnotes