ASPDEN AND OTHERS COMPLAINANTS, v. NIXON AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS (1846)

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ASPDEN AND OTHERS COMPLAINANTS, v. NIXON AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS |
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Term: 1846 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 23, 1845 |
Decided: March 4, 1846 |
Outcome |
Certification to or from a lower court |
Vote |
6-2 |
Majority |
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • Samuel Nelson • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury |
Dissenting |
John McLean • Roger Brooke Taney |
ASPDEN AND OTHERS COMPLAINANTS, v. NIXON AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 1846. The case was argued before the court on December 23, 1845.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
- Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 45 U.S. 467
- 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: John Catron
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
- History of the Supreme Court
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