DUNLOP & CO. v. BALL (1804)

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DUNLOP & CO. v. BALL |
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Term: 1804 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 27, 1804 |
Decided: February 28, 1804 |
Outcome |
Vacated and remanded |
Vote |
4-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Chase • William Cushing • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington |
DUNLOP & CO. v. BALL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1804. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1804.
In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. 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: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 6 U.S. 180
- 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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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