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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THOMAS H. PATTERSON (1853)

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THOMAS H. PATTERSON
Term: 1853
Important Dates
Argued: December 7, 1853
Decided: December 28, 1853
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronBenjamin Robbins CurtisPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THOMAS H. PATTERSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 28, 1853. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 1853.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1850s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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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: 56 U.S. 10
  • 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 Archibald Campbell

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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