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BANK OF THE METROPOLIS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. WILLIAM JONES (1834)

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BANK OF THE METROPOLIS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. WILLIAM JONES
Term: 1834
Important Dates
Argued: January 17, 1834
Decided: January 23, 1834
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinGabriel DuvallJohn MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

BANK OF THE METROPOLIS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. WILLIAM JONES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1834. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1834.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person who guarantees another's obligations
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 33 U.S. 12
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • 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 McLean

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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