THOMAS RICHARDSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE CITY OF BOSTON (1857)

THOMAS RICHARDSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE CITY OF BOSTON
	Term: 1856
Important Dates
	Argued: January 22, 1857
	Decided: February 18, 1857
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

THOMAS RICHARDSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. THE CITY OF BOSTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1857. The case was argued before the court on January 22, 1857.

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 Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Massachusetts
Citation: 60 U.S. 263
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: Robert Cooper Grier

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