PELEG WILBUR, APPELLANT, v. SAMSON ALMY (1852)

PELEG WILBUR, APPELLANT, v. SAMSON ALMY
	Term: 1851
Important Dates
	Argued: December 23, 1851
	Decided: January 7, 1852
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

PELEG WILBUR, APPELLANT, v. SAMSON ALMY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1852. The case was argued before the court on December 23, 1851.

In a 9-0 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 Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Personal property
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 53 U.S. 180
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: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

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