THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. PEDRO MIRANDA AND OTHERS, APPELLEES (1842)

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. PEDRO MIRANDA AND OTHERS, APPELLEES |
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Term: 1842 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 20, 1842 |
Decided: February 15, 1842 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
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, APPELLANTS, v. PEDRO MIRANDA AND OTHERS, APPELLEES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 15, 1842. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1842.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Territorial Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1840s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.
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. 153
- 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: 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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