ARMSTRONG v. LEAR, ADMINISTRATOR (WITH THE WILL ANNEXED) OF KOSCIUSZKO (1827) - Ballotpedia

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ARMSTRONG v. LEAR, ADMINISTRATOR (WITH THE WILL ANNEXED) OF KOSCIUSZKO

Term: 1827
Important Dates
Argued: February 8, 1827
Decided: February 21, 1827
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Robert Trimble • Bushrod Washington

ARMSTRONG v. LEAR, ADMINISTRATOR (WITH THE WILL ANNEXED) OF KOSCIUSZKO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1827. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1827.

In a 7-0 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 - Wills and trusts
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 25 U.S. 169
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: Joseph Story

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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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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