GREENBERRY DORSEY, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT, v. SAMUEL PACKWOOD (1852)

GREENBERRY DORSEY, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT, v. SAMUEL PACKWOOD
	Term: 1851
Important Dates
	Argued: March 5, 1851
	Decided: January 7, 1852
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

GREENBERRY DORSEY, COMPLAINANT AND APPELLANT, v. SAMUEL PACKWOOD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1852. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1851.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. 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 - Contracts
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 53 U.S. 126
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: Robert Cooper Grier

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