DREDGE et al. VS. FORSYTH (1862)

DREDGE et al. VS. FORSYTH
	Term: 1862
Important Dates
	Argued: February 20, 1861
	Decided: December 15, 1862
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney

DREDGE et al. VS. FORSYTH 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 February 20, 1861.

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 Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
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: 67 U.S. 563
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: Nathan Clifford

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.