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FAIRFAX'S DEVISEE v. HUNTER'S LESSEE (1813)
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| FAIRFAX'S DEVISEE v. HUNTER'S LESSEE |
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| Term: 1813 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 27, 1812 |
| Decided: March 15, 1813 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed |
| Vote |
| 3-1 |
| Judgment of the court |
| Joseph Story |
| Majority |
| Gabriel Duvall • Henry Brockholst Livingston |
| Dissenting |
| William Johnson Jr. |
FAIRFAX'S DEVISEE v. HUNTER'S LESSEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1813. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1812.
In a 3-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Virginia State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1810s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federalism - federal-state ownership dispute (cf. Submerged Lands Act)
- Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 11 U.S. 603
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
- 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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