ISSAC UNDERHILL v. PEGGY F. PATTON (1870)

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ISSAC UNDERHILL v. PEGGY F. PATTON
Term: 1869
Important Dates
Argued: April 25, 1870
Decided: April 30, 1870
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleySalmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

ISSAC UNDERHILL v. PEGGY F. PATTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1870. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 1870.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • 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: 154 U.S. 575
  • 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: 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.

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