ADAM HAM, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF MISSOURI (1856)

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ADAM HAM, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF MISSOURI |
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Term: 1855 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 27, 1855 |
Decided: January 29, 1856 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McLean • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
Concurring |
Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson |
ADAM HAM, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF MISSOURI is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1856. The case was argued before the court on December 27, 1855.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
- Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Missouri
- Citation: 59 U.S. 126
- 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: Roger Brooke Taney
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Peter Vivian Daniel
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
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