Tyler’s detractors (who, ironically, would eventually include many of the Cabinet members and Congressmen who had legitimized his presidency) never fully accepted him as President. He was referred to by many nicknames, including “His Accidency”, a reference to his having become President not through election but by the accidental circumstances regarding his nomination and Harrison’s death. Tyler never wavered from his conviction that he was the rightful president, however; when his political opposition later sent correspondence to the White House addressed to the “Vice President” or “Acting President,” Tyler had them returned, unopened.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tyler
What does the Tyler case tell us? Did the SCOTUS rule on the matter? What role did the courts play in this dispute?
I enjoyed learning about Tyler. Thanks.