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LESSEE OF ISAAC ATKINSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN CUMMINS (1850)

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LESSEE OF ISAAC ATKINSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN CUMMINS
Term: 1850
Important Dates
Argued: May 14, 1850
Decided: May 21, 1850
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John CatronPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore WayneLevi Woodbury

LESSEE OF ISAAC ATKINSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN CUMMINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1850. The case was argued before the court on May 14, 1850.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

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: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 50 U.S. 479
  • 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: Robert Cooper Grier

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.

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