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ARCHIBALD FREELAND v. HERON, LENOX AND COMPANY (1812)

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ARCHIBALD FREELAND v. HERON, LENOX AND COMPANY
Term: 1812
Important Dates
Argued: February 25, 1812
Decided: March 10, 1812
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas ToddBushrod Washington

ARCHIBALD FREELAND v. HERON, LENOX AND COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1812. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1812.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Virginia.

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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 11 U.S. 147
  • 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: Gabriel Duvall

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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