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JOHN FITCH, APPELLANT, v. EDWARD CREIGHTON (1860)

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JOHN FITCH, APPELLANT, v. EDWARD CREIGHTON
Term: 1860
Important Dates
Decided: December 31, 1860
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronNathan CliffordRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

JOHN FITCH, APPELLANT, v. EDWARD CREIGHTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 31, 1860.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 65 U.S. 159
  • 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 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 liberal.

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