ENEAS MCFAUL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES C. RAMSEY (1858)

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ENEAS MCFAUL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES C. RAMSEY |
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Term: 1857 |
Important Dates |
Argued: May 5, 1858 |
Decided: May 18, 1858 |
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 |
ENEAS MCFAUL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES C. RAMSEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1858. The case was argued before the court on May 5, 1858.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Iowa U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
- Petitioner: Seller or vendor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 61 U.S. 523
- 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: Robert Cooper Grier
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.
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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