JAMES M'BRIDE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE LESSEE OF WILLIAM HOEY (1837)

JAMES M'BRIDE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE LESSEE OF WILLIAM HOEY
	Term: 1837
Important Dates
	Argued: February 10, 1837
	Decided: February 11, 1837
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • Philip Pendelton Barbour • John McLean • Joseph Story • Roger Brooke Taney • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

JAMES M'BRIDE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE LESSEE OF WILLIAM HOEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 11, 1837. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1837.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Pennsylvania State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
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: 36 U.S. 167
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: Roger Brooke Taney

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 conservative.