ALANSON SALTMARSH v. JAMES W. TUTHILL (1852)

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ALANSON SALTMARSH v. JAMES W. TUTHILL
Term: 1851
Important Dates
Argued: May 25, 1852
Decided: May 27, 1852
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
John CatronBenjamin Robbins CurtisPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

ALANSON SALTMARSH v. JAMES W. TUTHILL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 1852. The case was argued before the court on May 25, 1852.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Alabama Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Judge
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 53 U.S. 387
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
  • 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: Roger Brooke Taney

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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