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WILLIAM B. DEAN, APPELLANT, v. NATHAN MASON et al. (1858)

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WILLIAM B. DEAN, APPELLANT, v. NATHAN MASON et al.
Term: 1857
Important Dates
Argued: February 3, 1858
Decided: February 15, 1858
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronNathan CliffordPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

WILLIAM B. DEAN, APPELLANT, v. NATHAN MASON et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 15, 1858. The case was argued before the court on February 3, 1858.

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 Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Patents and copyrights: patent
  • Petitioner: Manufacturer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 61 U.S. 198
  • 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: John McLean

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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