GAINES v. THOMPSON (1869)
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| GAINES v. THOMPSON |
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| Term: 1868 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 23, 1868 |
| Decided: January 18, 1869 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne |
GAINES v. THOMPSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1869. The case was argued before the court on December 23, 1868.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Miscellaneous - executive authority vis-a-vis congress or the states
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: General Land Office of Commissioners
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 74 U.S. 347
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller
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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