THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. CHARLES F. SIBBALD, APPELLEE (1836)
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| THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. CHARLES F. SIBBALD, APPELLEE |
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| Term: 1836 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 20, 1836 |
| Decided: February 6, 1836 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-0 |
| Majority |
| Henry Baldwin • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne |
THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS v. CHARLES F. SIBBALD, APPELLEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 6, 1836. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1836.
In a 5-0 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: 35 U.S. 313
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Baldwin
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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