THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, v. JOHN BREWARD, APPELLEE (1842)

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, v. JOHN BREWARD, APPELLEE
	Term: 1842
Important Dates
	Argued: January 22, 1842
	Decided: February 10, 1842
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Joseph Story • Roger Brooke Taney • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT, v. JOHN BREWARD, APPELLEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 10, 1842. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1842.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Florida Territorial Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
Petitioner: United States
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: 41 U.S. 143
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 Catron

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 conservative.