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ABERCROMBIE v. DUPUIS AND ANOTHER (1803)

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ABERCROMBIE v. DUPUIS AND ANOTHER
Term: 1803
Important Dates
Decided: February 28, 1803
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingAlfred MooreWilliam PatersonBushrod Washington
Concurring
John Marshall

ABERCROMBIE v. DUPUIS AND ANOTHER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1803.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Private person
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Private person
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 5 U.S. 343
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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