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UNITED STATES v. STATE BANK (1878)

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UNITED STATES v. STATE BANK |
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Term: 1877 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 10, 1878 |
Decided: January 21, 1878 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • John Marshall Harlan • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
UNITED STATES v. STATE BANK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 21, 1878. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1878.
In a 9-0 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: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 96 U.S. 30
- 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: Noah Haynes Swayne
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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