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AMMIDON v. SMITH et al. (1816)

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AMMIDON v. SMITH et al. |
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Term: 1816 |
Important Dates |
Decided: March 22, 1816 |
Outcome |
Certification to or from a lower court |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
AMMIDON v. SMITH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 22, 1816.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1810s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
- Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 14 U.S. 447
- How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
- 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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