DUGAN et al., EXECUTORS OF CLARK, v. THE UNITED STATES (1818) - Ballotpedia

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DUGAN et al., EXECUTORS OF CLARK, v. THE UNITED STATES

Term: 1818
Important Dates
Argued: February 13, 1818
Decided: February 19, 1818
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

DUGAN et al., EXECUTORS OF CLARK, v. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1818. The case was argued before the court on February 13, 1818.

In a 7-0 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.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 16 U.S. 172
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: Henry Brockholst Livingston

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.

See also

External links

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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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