THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. VICENTE P. GOMEZ (1860)
THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. VICENTE P. GOMEZ |
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Term: 1859 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 13, 1860 |
Decided: May 1, 1860 |
Outcome |
Stay, petition, or motion granted |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Peter Vivian Daniel • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. VICENTE P. GOMEZ is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 1860. The case was argued before the court on April 13, 1860.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
- Petitioner: United States
- 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: 64 U.S. 326
- 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: James Moore Wayne
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 liberal.
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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