UNITED STATES v. STONE (1865)

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UNITED STATES v. STONE |
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Term: 1864 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 15, 1864 |
Decided: January 9, 1865 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne |
UNITED STATES v. STONE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 1865. The case was argued before the court on December 15, 1864.
In an 8-0 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 Kansas U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
- 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: 69 U.S. 525
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Cooper Grier
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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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