FREDERIC D. CONRAD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. DAVID GRIFFEY (1851)

FREDERIC D. CONRAD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. DAVID GRIFFEY
	Term: 1850
Important Dates
	Argued: February 26, 1851
	Decided: March 10, 1851
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

FREDERIC D. CONRAD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. DAVID GRIFFEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1851. The case was argued before the court on February 26, 1851.

In a 9-0 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 Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
Petitioner: Farmer, farm worker, or farm organization
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 52 U.S. 480
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: Levi Woodbury

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