ABRAM SHEPPARD AND JOHN DUNCAN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. PEYTON S. GRAVES, 55 U.S. 512 (February 23, 1853)
ABRAM SHEPPARD AND JOHN DUNCAN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. PEYTON S. GRAVES |
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Term: 1852 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 23, 1853 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
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 |
ABRAM SHEPPARD AND JOHN DUNCAN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. PEYTON S. GRAVES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 23, 1853.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas U.S. District Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Civil procedure
- Petitioner: Debtor
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 55 U.S. 512
- 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: Peter Vivian Daniel
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
- 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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