JOHN G. SHIELDS, APPELLANT, v. ISAAC THOMAS AND OTHERS (1855)

JOHN G. SHIELDS, APPELLANT, v. ISAAC THOMAS AND OTHERS
	Term: 1854
Important Dates
	Argued: January 19, 1855
	Decided: January 23, 1855
Outcome
	No disposition
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

JOHN G. SHIELDS, APPELLANT, v. ISAAC THOMAS AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1855. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1855.

The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a ruling. The case originated from the Iowa Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 58 U.S. 3
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: 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 liberal.