ADAM OGILVIE et al. COMPLAINANTS, v. THE KNOX INSURANCE COMPANY et al. (1856)

ADAM OGILVIE et al. COMPLAINANTS, v. THE KNOX INSURANCE COMPANY et al.
	Term: 1855
Important Dates
	Decided: May 12, 1856
Outcome
	Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

ADAM OGILVIE et al. COMPLAINANTS, v. THE KNOX INSURANCE COMPANY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 12, 1856.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Business, corporation
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 59 U.S. 577
How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
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.