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POMEROY'S LESSEE v. THE STATE BANK OF INDIANA (1863)

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POMEROY'S LESSEE v. THE STATE BANK OF INDIANA
Term: 1863
Important Dates
Argued: December 18, 1863
Decided: December 21, 1863
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
10-0
Majority
John CatronNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

POMEROY'S LESSEE v. THE STATE BANK OF INDIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 21, 1863. The case was argued before the court on December 18, 1863.

In a 10-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

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 - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State commission, board, committee, or authority
  • Respondent state: Indiana
  • Citation: 68 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: 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 unspecifiable.

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