WILLIAM BYERS, APPELLANT, v. FRANCIS SURGET (1857)

WILLIAM BYERS, APPELLANT, v. FRANCIS SURGET
	Term: 1856
Important Dates
	Argued: February 18, 1857
	Decided: March 5, 1857
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

WILLIAM BYERS, APPELLANT, v. FRANCIS SURGET is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1857. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1857.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Arkansas U.S. Circuit Court for (all) District(s) of Arkansas.

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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: 60 U.S. 303
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: Peter Vivian Daniel

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