CHARLES PATTERSON, APPELLANT, v. EDMUND P. GAINES AND WIFE (1848)

CHARLES PATTERSON, APPELLANT, v. EDMUND P. GAINES AND WIFE
	Term: 1848
Important Dates
	Argued: February 16, 1847
	Decided: January 13, 1848
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-0
Majority
	Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

CHARLES PATTERSON, APPELLANT, v. EDMUND P. GAINES AND WIFE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 13, 1848. The case was argued before the court on February 16, 1847.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Illegitimates, rights of (cf. juveniles): typically inheritance and survivor's benefits, and paternity suits
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 47 U.S. 550
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.