JOHN H. HOWARD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. STEPHEN M. INGERSOLL (1852)

JOHN H. HOWARD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. STEPHEN M. INGERSOLL
	Term: 1851
Important Dates
	Argued: April 23, 1852
	Decided: May 27, 1852
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne
Concurring
	Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Dissenting
	Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson

JOHN H. HOWARD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. STEPHEN M. INGERSOLL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1852. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1852.

In a 7-2 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 Alabama State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Interstate Relations - Boundary dispute between states
Petitioner: Defendant
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: 54 U.S. 381
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: James Moore Wayne

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