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PRATT VS. FITZHUGH et al. (1862)

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PRATT VS. FITZHUGH et al.
Term: 1861
Important Dates
Argued: March 6, 1862
Decided: March 24, 1862
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Nathan Clifford • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

PRATT VS. FITZHUGH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1862. The case was argued before the court on March 6, 1862.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 66 U.S. 271
  • 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 conservative.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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