UNITED STATES v. D'AGUIRRE (1864)
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| UNITED STATES v. D'AGUIRRE |
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| Term: 1863 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 26, 1864 |
| Decided: February 15, 1864 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 10-0 |
| Majority |
| John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
UNITED STATES v. D'AGUIRRE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 15, 1864. The case was argued before the court on January 26, 1864.
In a 10-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Southern 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.
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: 68 U.S. 311
- 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: Stephen Johnson Field
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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