ZELLER'S LESSEE v. JACOB K. ECKERT AND OTHERS (1846) - Ballotpedia

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ZELLER'S LESSEE v. JACOB K. ECKERT AND OTHERS

Term: 1846
Important Dates
Argued: December 30, 1845
Decided: February 3, 1846
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McKinley • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne • Levi Woodbury

ZELLER'S LESSEE v. JACOB K. ECKERT AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 3, 1846. The case was argued before the court on December 30, 1845.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
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: 45 U.S. 289
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: 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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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