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CAMBUSTON v. UNITED STATES (1877)

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CAMBUSTON v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1877
Important Dates
Decided: November 26, 1877
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

CAMBUSTON v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 26, 1877.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the California U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 95 U.S. 285
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite

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.

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