JAMES B. GILMER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. GEORGE POINDEXTER (1851)

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JAMES B. GILMER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. GEORGE POINDEXTER |
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Term: 1850 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 30, 1850 |
Decided: January 15, 1851 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury |
JAMES B. GILMER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. GEORGE POINDEXTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1851. The case was argued before the court on December 30, 1850.
In a 9-0 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 Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
- Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 51 U.S. 257
- 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: Roger Brooke Taney
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Peter Vivian Daniel
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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