COCKS v. IZARD (1869)

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COCKS v. IZARD |
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Term: 1868 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 7, 1869 |
Decided: April 15, 1869 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne |
COCKS v. IZARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 15, 1869. The case was argued before the court on April 7, 1869.
In an 8-0 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: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 74 U.S. 559
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: David Davis
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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