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THE UNITED STATES v. CHABOYA (1863)

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THE UNITED STATES v. CHABOYA |
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Term: 1862 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 23, 1863 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
John Catron • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • Roger Brooke Taney |
THE UNITED STATES v. CHABOYA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1863.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 67 U.S. 593
- 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: Samuel Freeman Miller
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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