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FITZSIMMONS & OTHERS v. OGDEN & OTHERS (1812)

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FITZSIMMONS & OTHERS v. OGDEN & OTHERS
Term: 1812
Important Dates
Argued: February 20, 1810
Decided: February 20, 1812
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • Henry Brockholst Livingston • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

FITZSIMMONS & OTHERS v. OGDEN & OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1812. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1810.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 11 U.S. 2
  • 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: Bushrod Washington

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.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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