MARCELIN HAYDEL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. FRANCOIS DUFRESNE (1855)

MARCELIN HAYDEL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. FRANCOIS DUFRESNE
	Term: 1854
Important Dates
	Argued: December 7, 1854
	Decided: February 8, 1855
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney

MARCELIN HAYDEL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. FRANCOIS DUFRESNE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 8, 1855. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 1854.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

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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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 58 U.S. 23
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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