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UNITED STATES v. VIGIL (1870)

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UNITED STATES v. VIGIL
Term: 1870
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1870
Decided: December 12, 1870
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonWilliam StrongNoah Haynes Swayne

UNITED STATES v. VIGIL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 12, 1870. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1870.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Civil procedure
  • 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: 77 U.S. 423
  • 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: 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 unspecifiable.

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