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RICHARD C. STOCKTON, APPELLANT, v. JAMES C. FORD (1851)

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RICHARD C. STOCKTON, APPELLANT, v. JAMES C. FORD
Term: 1850
Important Dates
Argued: January 9, 1851
Decided: January 23, 1851
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
John CatronPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore WayneLevi Woodbury

RICHARD C. STOCKTON, APPELLANT, v. JAMES C. FORD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1851. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1851.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1850s, 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 - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • 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: 52 U.S. 232
  • 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: Samuel Nelson

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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