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DOE, EX DEM. PATTERSON, v. WINN AND OTHERS (1826)

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DOE, EX DEM. PATTERSON, v. WINN AND OTHERS
Term: 1826
Important Dates
Argued: February 25, 1826
Decided: March 8, 1826
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

DOE, EX DEM. PATTERSON, v. WINN AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1826. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1826.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. 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: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 24 U.S. 380
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Smith Thompson

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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