RICHARD GREGG AND CHARLES BALLANCE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. ROBERT FORSYTH (1861)

RICHARD GREGG AND CHARLES BALLANCE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. ROBERT FORSYTH
	Term: 1860
Important Dates
	Argued: February 20, 1861
	Decided: March 14, 1861
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

RICHARD GREGG AND CHARLES BALLANCE, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. ROBERT FORSYTH 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 20, 1861.

In an 8-0 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 Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
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. 179
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: John Archibald Campbell

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