SLICER v. BANK OF PITTSBURG (1854)

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SLICER v. BANK OF PITTSBURG |
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Term: 1853 |
Important Dates |
Argued: May 9, 1854 |
Decided: May 26, 1854 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
SLICER v. BANK OF PITTSBURG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1854. The case was argued before the court on May 9, 1854.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 57 U.S. 571
- 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: John McLean
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
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