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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. DOMINGO AND VICENTE PERALTA (1857)

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. DOMINGO AND VICENTE PERALTA
Term: 1856
Important Dates
Argued: February 10, 1857
Decided: March 5, 1857
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronBenjamin Robbins CurtisRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne
Dissenting
Peter Vivian Daniel

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. DOMINGO AND VICENTE PERALTA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1857. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1857.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California U.S. District 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: 60 U.S. 343
  • 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: Robert Cooper Grier

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.

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