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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. MICHAEL MOORE (1852)

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. MICHAEL MOORE
Term: 1851
Important Dates
Argued: December 29, 1851
Decided: January 15, 1852
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
John CatronBenjamin Robbins CurtisPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. MICHAEL MOORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 15, 1852. The case was argued before the court on December 29, 1851.

In a 9-0 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 Louisiana Eastern 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: 53 U.S. 209
  • 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.

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