JOHN WEST, APPELLANT, v. JOSEPH SMITH AND ELLEN, HIS WIFE (1850) - Ballotpedia

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JOHN WEST, APPELLANT, v. JOSEPH SMITH AND ELLEN, HIS WIFE

Term: 1850
Important Dates
Argued: January 24, 1850
Decided: February 12, 1850
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

JOHN WEST, APPELLANT, v. JOSEPH SMITH AND ELLEN, HIS WIFE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 12, 1850. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1850.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 49 U.S. 402
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: Levi Woodbury

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 unspecifiable.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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