JOHN RANDEL, JUN., APPELLANT v. WILLIAM LINN BROWN (1844)

JOHN RANDEL, JUN., APPELLANT v. WILLIAM LINN BROWN
	Term: 1844
Important Dates
	Argued: January 20, 1844
	Decided: March 4, 1844
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Joseph Story • James Moore Wayne

JOHN RANDEL, JUN., APPELLANT v. WILLIAM LINN BROWN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 1844. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1844.

In a 7-0 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 Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 43 U.S. 406
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 McKinley

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