ALEXANDER LEVI v. JOHN THOMPSON et al. (1845) - Ballotpedia

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ALEXANDER LEVI v. JOHN THOMPSON et al.

Term: 1846
Important Dates
Decided: December 16, 1845
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

ALEXANDER LEVI v. JOHN THOMPSON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 16, 1845.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Iowa Territorial Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1840s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
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: 45 U.S. 17
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: James Moore Wayne

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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