DOE, LESSEE OF POOR, v. CONSIDINE (1868)

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DOE, LESSEE OF POOR, v. CONSIDINE
Term: 1867
Important Dates
Argued: February 19, 1868
Decided: March 23, 1868
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes Swayne
Dissenting
Nathan CliffordRobert Cooper Grier

DOE, LESSEE OF POOR, v. CONSIDINE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1868. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1868.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • 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: 73 U.S. 458
  • 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: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Noah Haynes Swayne

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 unspecifiable.

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