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PARKER VS. WINNIPISEOGEE LAKE COTTON AND WOOLLEN COMPANY (1863)

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PARKER VS. WINNIPISEOGEE LAKE COTTON AND WOOLLEN COMPANY
Term: 1862
Important Dates
Argued: January 19, 1863
Decided: February 9, 1863
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John CatronNathan CliffordDavid DavisRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneRoger Brooke Taney

PARKER VS. WINNIPISEOGEE LAKE COTTON AND WOOLLEN COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 9, 1863. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 1863.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Hampshire U.S. Circuit for the District of New Hampshire.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, 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 - Civil procedure
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 67 U.S. 545
  • 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: Noah Haynes Swayne

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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