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AMOS BINNEY, APPELLANT v. THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY (1834)

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AMOS BINNEY, APPELLANT v. THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY
Term: 1834
Important Dates
Argued: March 3, 1834
Decided: March 14, 1834
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinGabriel DuvallJohn MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

AMOS BINNEY, APPELLANT v. THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1834. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1834.

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

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Construction industry
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 33 U.S. 201
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Smith Thompson

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 unspecifiable.

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