THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JOSE ANTONIO ALVISO (1860)
THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JOSE ANTONIO ALVISO |
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Term: 1859 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 14, 1860 |
Decided: February 27, 1860 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
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. JOSE ANTONIO ALVISO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1860. The case was argued before the court on February 14, 1860.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
- 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. 318
- 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: John Archibald Campbell
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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