GILMAN VS. THE CITY OF SHEBOYGAN (1863)

GILMAN VS. THE CITY OF SHEBOYGAN
	Term: 1862
Important Dates
	Argued: January 8, 1863
	Decided: January 19, 1863
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney

GILMAN VS. THE CITY OF SHEBOYGAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 19, 1863. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1863.

In an 8-0 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 Wisconsin U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Wisconsin
Citation: 67 U.S. 510
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: Noah Haynes Swayne

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.