UNITED STATES v. THOMAS (1873)

UNITED STATES v. THOMAS
	Term: 1872
Important Dates
	Argued: December 6, 1872
	Decided: January 6, 1873
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field
Dissenting
	Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne

UNITED STATES v. THOMAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1873. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1872.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

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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: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Tennessee
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 82 U.S. 337
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: Joseph Bradley

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.