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CARNOCHAN AND MITCHEL v. CHRISTIE AND ANOTHER (1826)

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CARNOCHAN AND MITCHEL v. CHRISTIE AND ANOTHER
Term: 1826
Important Dates
Argued: March 15, 1826
Decided: March 21, 1826
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

CARNOCHAN AND MITCHEL v. CHRISTIE AND ANOTHER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 21, 1826. The case was argued before the court on March 15, 1826.

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 Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Arbitration (other than as pertains to labor-management or employer-employee relations (cf. union arbitration)
  • Petitioner: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 24 U.S. 446
  • 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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