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VON HOFFMAN v. CITY OF QUINCY (1867)

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VON HOFFMAN v. CITY OF QUINCY
Term: 1866
Important Dates
Argued: January 15, 1867
Decided: February 4, 1867
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne

VON HOFFMAN v. CITY OF QUINCY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 4, 1867. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1867.

In a 9-0 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 Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Illinois
  • Citation: 71 U.S. 535
  • 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: 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.

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