THOMAS MCCARGO, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN L. CHAPMAN (1858) - Ballotpedia

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THOMAS MCCARGO, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN L. CHAPMAN

Term: 1857
Important Dates
Argued: May 6, 1858
Decided: May 18, 1858
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

THOMAS MCCARGO, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN L. CHAPMAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1858. The case was argued before the court on May 6, 1858.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Mississippi U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Mississippi.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Defendant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 61 U.S. 555
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
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 McLean

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

External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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