ALTON R. EASTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THOMAS L. SALISBURY (1859)

ALTON R. EASTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THOMAS L. SALISBURY
	Term: 1858
Important Dates
	Argued: February 18, 1859
	Decided: March 7, 1859
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

ALTON R. EASTON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THOMAS L. SALISBURY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 7, 1859. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1859.

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: 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: 62 U.S. 426
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: John McLean

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.