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LEWIS A. COLLIER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN STANBROUGH (1847)

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LEWIS A. COLLIER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN STANBROUGH
Term: 1848
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1847
Decided: December 22, 1847
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John CatronPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore WayneLevi Woodbury

LEWIS A. COLLIER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN STANBROUGH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 22, 1847. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1847.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1840s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
  • 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: 47 U.S. 14
  • 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

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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