ELISHA R. POTTER, APPELLANT VS. HANNAH GARDNER AND OTHERS (1831) - Ballotpedia

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ELISHA R. POTTER, APPELLANT VS. HANNAH GARDNER AND OTHERS

Term: 1831
Important Dates
Argued: March 15, 1831
Decided: March 18, 1831
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

ELISHA R. POTTER, APPELLANT VS. HANNAH GARDNER AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 18, 1831. The case was argued before the court on March 15, 1831.

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 Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
Petitioner: Buyer, purchaser
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 30 U.S. 718
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
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 McLean

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.

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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