MCKEAN BUCHANAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES ALEXANDER (1845)

MCKEAN BUCHANAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES ALEXANDER
	Term: 1846
Important Dates
	Argued: December 5, 1845
	Decided: December 10, 1845
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

MCKEAN BUCHANAN, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JAMES ALEXANDER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1845. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1845.

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 Virginia State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: United States
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 45 U.S. 20
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 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.