JOHN BUCHANNON AND OTHERS, COMPLAINANTS, v. EDWIN UPSHAW, RESPONDENT (1843)

JOHN BUCHANNON AND OTHERS, COMPLAINANTS, v. EDWIN UPSHAW, RESPONDENT
	Term: 1843
Important Dates
	Argued: January 14, 1843
	Decided: February 2, 1843
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McLean • Roger Brooke Taney • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

JOHN BUCHANNON AND OTHERS, COMPLAINANTS, v. EDWIN UPSHAW, RESPONDENT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 2, 1843. The case was argued before the court on January 14, 1843.

In a 7-0 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 Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

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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: 42 U.S. 56
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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: John Catron

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