EDWIN G. ADAMS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. SAMUEL NORRIS (1860)

EDWIN G. ADAMS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. SAMUEL NORRIS
	Term: 1859
Important Dates
	Argued: April 12, 1860
	Decided: April 30, 1860
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

EDWIN G. ADAMS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. SAMUEL NORRIS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1860. The case was argued before the court on April 12, 1860.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of California.

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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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 64 U.S. 353
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: John Archibald Campbell

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