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CAPRON v. VAN NOORDEN (1804)

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CAPRON v. VAN NOORDEN
Term: 1804
Important Dates
Decided: March 5, 1804
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
4-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingJohn MarshallBushrod Washington

CAPRON v. VAN NOORDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1804.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of North Carolina.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 6 U.S. 126
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 liberal.

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