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JOHN C. PAIGE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. MARTHA A. SESSIONS (1846)

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JOHN C. PAIGE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. MARTHA A. SESSIONS |
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Term: 1846 |
Important Dates |
Decided: January 16, 1846 |
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 |
JOHN C. PAIGE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. MARTHA A. SESSIONS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 16, 1846.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Mississippi.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1840s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 45 U.S. 122
- 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: John McLean
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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