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UNITED STATES VS. VALLEJO (1862)

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UNITED STATES VS. VALLEJO
Term: 1861
Important Dates
Argued: February 11, 1862
Decided: March 24, 1862
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-2
Majority
John CatronNathan CliffordSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneRoger Brooke Taney
Dissenting
Robert Cooper GrierJames Moore Wayne

UNITED STATES VS. VALLEJO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1862. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1862.

In a 5-2 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 California Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, 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: 66 U.S. 541
  • 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: Samuel Nelson

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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