Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
CAZE AND RICHAUD v. THE BALTIMORE INSURANCE COMPANY (1813)

![]() |
CAZE AND RICHAUD v. THE BALTIMORE INSURANCE COMPANY |
---|
Term: 1813 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 20, 1813 |
Decided: February 24, 1813 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Bushrod Washington |
CAZE AND RICHAUD v. THE BALTIMORE INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 24, 1813. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1813.
In a 6-0 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 11 U.S. 358
- 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
Footnotes