4,885 BAGS OF LINSEED -- WILLS, CLAIMANT; SEARS, LIBELLANT (1861)

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4,885 BAGS OF LINSEED -- WILLS, CLAIMANT; SEARS, LIBELLANT |
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Term: 1861 |
Important Dates |
Decided: December 23, 1861 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-0 |
Majority |
John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney |
4,885 BAGS OF LINSEED -- WILLS, CLAIMANT; SEARS, LIBELLANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 23, 1861.
In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 66 U.S. 108
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Roger Brooke Taney
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 unspecifiable.
See also
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- Supreme Court of the United States
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