CHARLES MCKNIGHT, APPELLANT, v. LAWRENCE B. TAYLOR, TRUSTEE, &C (1843) - Ballotpedia

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CHARLES MCKNIGHT, APPELLANT, v. LAWRENCE B. TAYLOR, TRUSTEE, &C

Term: 1843
Important Dates
Argued: February 15, 1843
Decided: February 28, 1843
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • John Catron • Peter Vivian Daniel • John McLean • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne

CHARLES MCKNIGHT, APPELLANT, v. LAWRENCE B. TAYLOR, TRUSTEE, &C is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1843. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1843.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: Debtor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 42 U.S. 161
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
Who wrote the majority opinion: Roger Brooke Taney

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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