JOSHUA R. STANFORD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CLAY TAYLOR (1856)

JOSHUA R. STANFORD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CLAY TAYLOR
	Term: 1855
Important Dates
	Argued: April 18, 1856
	Decided: April 25, 1856
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
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

JOSHUA R. STANFORD, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. CLAY TAYLOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1856. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1856.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Missouri.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
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: 59 U.S. 409
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: John Catron

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