WILLIAM A. HALL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH L. PAPIN (1861)

WILLIAM A. HALL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH L. PAPIN
	Term: 1860
Important Dates
	Argued: January 11, 1861
	Decided: January 28, 1861
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

WILLIAM A. HALL, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH L. PAPIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 28, 1861. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1861.

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 Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
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: 65 U.S. 132
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
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: James Moore Wayne

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