CONGDON, et al., AND TENNESSEE MINING COMPANY VS. GOODMAN AND BLEDSOE (1862)

CONGDON, et al., AND TENNESSEE MINING COMPANY VS. GOODMAN AND BLEDSOE
	Term: 1862
Important Dates
	Argued: December 3, 1862
	Decided: December 15, 1862
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney

CONGDON, et al., AND TENNESSEE MINING COMPANY VS. GOODMAN AND BLEDSOE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 15, 1862. The case was argued before the court on December 3, 1862.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Tennessee State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local school district or board of education
Respondent state: Tennessee
Citation: 67 U.S. 574
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
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: Roger Brooke Taney

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.