HORBACK et al. v. PORTER ET UX. (1865)

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HORBACK et al. v. PORTER ET UX. |
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Term: 1865 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 1, 1865 |
Decided: December 18, 1865 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne |
HORBACK et al. v. PORTER ET UX. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 18, 1865. The case was argued before the court on December 1, 1865.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nebraska Territorial Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 154 U.S. 549
- 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 unspecifiable.
See also
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