WILLIAM CHRISTY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. HIRAM HENLEY (1853)

WILLIAM CHRISTY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. HIRAM HENLEY
	Term: 1852
Important Dates
	Argued: January 6, 1853
	Decided: February 1, 1853
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	John Catron • Benjamin Robbins Curtis • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

WILLIAM CHRISTY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. HIRAM HENLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1853. The case was argued before the court on January 6, 1853.

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 Texas U.S. District Court.

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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: 55 U.S. 297
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: Benjamin Robbins Curtis

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