CHARLES MCMICKEN, APPELLANT, v. FRANKLIN PERIN (1856)

CHARLES MCMICKEN, APPELLANT, v. FRANKLIN PERIN
	Term: 1855
Important Dates
	Argued: May 1, 1856
	Decided: May 14, 1856
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
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

CHARLES MCMICKEN, APPELLANT, v. FRANKLIN PERIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 14, 1856. The case was argued before the court on May 1, 1856.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
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: 59 U.S. 507
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: John Archibald Campbell

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.