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ABRAHAM L. PENNOCK & JAMES SELLERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR VS. ADAM DIALOGUE (1829)

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ABRAHAM L. PENNOCK & JAMES SELLERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR VS. ADAM DIALOGUE
Term: 1829
Important Dates
Argued: January 21, 1829
Decided: January 26, 1829
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

ABRAHAM L. PENNOCK & JAMES SELLERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR VS. ADAM DIALOGUE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 26, 1829. The case was argued before the court on January 21, 1829.

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

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Extra-legal jury influences: jury instructions (not necessarily in criminal cases)
  • Petitioner: Inventor, patent assigner, trademark owner or holder
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 27 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Story

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.

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