COLIN MITCHEL AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, v. THE UNITED STATES, APPELLEES

Citation

40 U.S. 52 (1841)

Decision : 9-0

Justices Participating

• Roger Taney | voted with majority or plurality

• Joseph Story | voted with majority or plurality

• Smith Thompson | voted with majority or plurality

• John McLean | voted with majority or plurality

• Henry Baldwin | voted with majority or plurality

• James Wayne | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Philip Barbour | voted with majority or plurality

• John Catron | voted with majority or plurality

• John McKinley | voted with majority or plurality

Categories

• Doctrine of Discovery
• Indian Title/Occupancy
• International law
• Treaties

Cited Cases

• 34 U.S. 711 (1835), COLIN MITCHEL, ROBERT MITCHEL, IN HIS OWN RIGHT, AND AS ASSIGNEE OF THE ESTATE AND EFFECTS OF THE MERCANTILE HOUSE HERETOFORE TRADING UNDER THE FIRM OF CARNOCHAN AND MITCHEL, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE CREDITORS OF SAID FIRM, AND ALSO OF RICHARD CA
• 27 U.S. 216 (1829), WILLIAM PATTERSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. THE REv. WILLIS JENKS et al. DEFENDANTS IN ERROR
• 22 U.S. 673 (1824), DANFORTH v. WEAR