MYRA CLARK GAINES, APPELLANT, v. DUNCAN N. HENNEN (1861)

MYRA CLARK GAINES, APPELLANT, v. DUNCAN N. HENNEN
	Term: 1860
Important Dates
	Argued: February 13, 1861
	Decided: March 14, 1861
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	5-3
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • Nathan Clifford • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • James Moore Wayne
Dissenting
	John Catron • Robert Cooper Grier • Roger Brooke Taney

MYRA CLARK GAINES, APPELLANT, v. DUNCAN N. HENNEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1861. The case was argued before the court on February 13, 1861.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Illegitimates, rights of (cf. juveniles): typically inheritance and survivor's benefits, and paternity suits
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
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: 65 U.S. 553
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: James Moore Wayne

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.