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UNITED STATES v. TURNER (1851)

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UNITED STATES v. TURNER
Term: 1850
Important Dates
Decided: February 21, 1851
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
John CatronPeter Vivian DanielSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyLevi Woodbury
Dissenting
Robert Cooper GrierJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanJames Moore Wayne

UNITED STATES v. TURNER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1851.

In a 5-4 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 Louisiana U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1850s, 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: 52 U.S. 663
  • 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: Roger Brooke Taney

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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