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Ex parte JESSE HOYT, COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK (1839)

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ex parte JESSE HOYT, COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK
Term: 1839
Important Dates
Decided: March 2, 1839
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Philip Pendelton BarbourJohn CatronJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanJoseph StoryRoger Brooke TaneySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne
Concurring
Henry Baldwin

ex parte JESSE HOYT, COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1839.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York Southern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal district courts or territorial courts
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: United States
  • Respondent type: Judge
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 38 U.S. 279
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Story

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.

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