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FOWLER et al. v. LINDSEY, et al. (1799)

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FOWLER et al. v. LINDSEY, et al.
Term: 1799
Important Dates
Argued: February 16, 1799
Decided: February 19, 1799
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
3-0
Majority
William Cushing • William Paterson • Bushrod Washington

FOWLER et al. v. LINDSEY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1799. The case was argued before the court on February 16, 1799.

In a 3-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Connecticut U.S. Circuit for the District of Connecticut.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1790s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Ellsworth Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Out of state noncriminal defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 3 U.S. 411
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Unspecified, other
  • What type of decision was made: Seriatim
  • Who was the chief justice: Oliver Ellsworth
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 conservative.

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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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