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ALEXANDER GORDON AND OTHERS VS. FRANCIS B. OGDEN (1830)

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ALEXANDER GORDON AND OTHERS VS. FRANCIS B. OGDEN
Term: 1830
Important Dates
Decided: January 29, 1830
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinGabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

ALEXANDER GORDON AND OTHERS VS. FRANCIS B. OGDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 29, 1830.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, 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 - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 28 U.S. 33
  • 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: John Marshall

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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