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JUAN JOSE GONZALES, APPELLANT, v. THE UNITED STATES (1860)

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JUAN JOSE GONZALES, APPELLANT, v. THE UNITED STATES
Term: 1859
Important Dates
Argued: February 24, 1860
Decided: March 12, 1860
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
John CatronNathan CliffordPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne
Concurring
John Archibald CampbellSamuel Nelson

JUAN JOSE GONZALES, APPELLANT, v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1860. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1860.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1850s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 63 U.S. 161
  • 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 McLean

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.

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