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

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JOHN FITCH, APPELLANT, v. EDWARD CREIGHTON |
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Term: 1860 |
Important Dates |
Decided: December 31, 1860 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James 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.
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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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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