ARMITZ BROWN v. THE UNITED STATES (1814)

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ARMITZ BROWN v. THE UNITED STATES
Term: 1814
Important Dates
Decided: March 2, 1814
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-1
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington
Dissenting
Joseph Story

ARMITZ BROWN v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1814.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 12 U.S. 110
  • 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: 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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