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RICHARD RAYNALL KEENE VS. WARREN WHITTAKER AND OTHERS (1839)

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RICHARD RAYNALL KEENE VS. WARREN WHITTAKER AND OTHERS |
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Term: 1839 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 28, 1839 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Henry Baldwin • Philip Pendelton Barbour • John Catron • John McKinley • John McLean • Joseph Story • Roger Brooke Taney • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne |
RICHARD RAYNALL KEENE VS. WARREN WHITTAKER AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1839.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
- 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: 38 U.S. 459
- 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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