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WILLIAM A. SMITH AND OTHERS, v. LEROX SWORMSTEDT AND OTHERS (1854)

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WILLIAM A. SMITH AND OTHERS, v. LEROX SWORMSTEDT AND OTHERS
Term: 1853
Important Dates
Argued: April 4, 1854
Decided: April 25, 1854
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronBenjamin Robbins CurtisPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

WILLIAM A. SMITH AND OTHERS, v. LEROX SWORMSTEDT AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 1854. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1854.

In a 9-0 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 Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Personal property
  • Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Religious organization, institution, or person
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 57 U.S. 288
  • 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: 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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