JAMES ERWIN'S LESSEE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES DUNDAS et al. (1845)

JAMES ERWIN'S LESSEE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES DUNDAS et al.
	Term: 1846
Important Dates
	Argued: December 18, 1845
	Decided: December 30, 1845
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

JAMES ERWIN'S LESSEE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES DUNDAS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 30, 1845. The case was argued before the court on December 18, 1845.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Alabama.

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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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 45 U.S. 58
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: Samuel Nelson

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