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BARNITZ'S LESSEE v. ROBERT CASEY (1813)

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BARNITZ'S LESSEE v. ROBERT CASEY
Term: 1813
Important Dates
Argued: March 10, 1812
Decided: March 11, 1813
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallJohn MarshallJoseph StoryBushrod Washington

BARNITZ'S LESSEE v. ROBERT CASEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 11, 1813. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1812.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.

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 - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 11 U.S. 456
  • 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: 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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