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ALEXANDER v. THE BALTIMORE INSURANCE COMPANY (1808)

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ALEXANDER v. THE BALTIMORE INSURANCE COMPANY
Term: 1807
Important Dates
Argued: March 8, 1808
Decided: March 11, 1808
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallBushrod Washington

ALEXANDER v. THE BALTIMORE INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 11, 1808. The case was argued before the court on March 8, 1808.

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

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: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 8 U.S. 370
  • 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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