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WHITE'S ADMINISTRATOR VS. THE UNITED STATES (1862)

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WHITE'S ADMINISTRATOR VS. THE UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1861 |
Important Dates |
Decided: March 24, 1862 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
WHITE'S ADMINISTRATOR VS. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1862.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Civil procedure
- Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 66 U.S. 501
- How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
- 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: 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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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