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Ex parte CHARLES F. SIBBALD, APPELLEE v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS (1838)

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ex parte CHARLES F. SIBBALD, APPELLEE v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS
Term: 1838
Important Dates
Decided: March 10, 1838
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinPhilip Pendelton BarbourJohn CatronJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanJoseph StoryRoger Brooke TaneySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne

ex parte CHARLES F. SIBBALD, APPELLEE v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1838.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Territorial Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, 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: review of non-final order
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 37 U.S. 488
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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: Henry Baldwin

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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