WEBER v. LEE COUNTY (1868)

WEBER v. LEE COUNTY
	Term: 1867
Important Dates
	Argued: December 20, 1867
	Decided: January 13, 1868
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne

WEBER v. LEE COUNTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 13, 1868. The case was argued before the court on December 20, 1867.

In a 7-0 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: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
Petitioner: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: Iowa
Citation: 73 U.S. 210
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.