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

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ENEAS MCFAUL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES C. RAMSEY
Term: 1857
Important Dates
Argued: May 5, 1858
Decided: May 18, 1858
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronNathan CliffordPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames 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.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1850s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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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.

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