DUNCAN M'ARTHUR, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, VS. WESLEY S. PORTER'S LESSEE (1828)

DUNCAN M'ARTHUR, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, VS. WESLEY S. PORTER'S LESSEE
	Term: 1828
Important Dates
	Argued: February 11, 1828
	Decided: February 18, 1828
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Robert Trimble • Bushrod Washington

DUNCAN M'ARTHUR, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, VS. WESLEY S. PORTER'S LESSEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1828. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1828.

In a 7-0 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 Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of a substantial or properly presented federal question, or a nonsuit
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 26 U.S. 626
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: 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.