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GELSTON, et al. v. HOYT (1818)
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| GELSTON, et al. v. HOYT |
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| Term: 1818 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 14, 1817 |
| Decided: February 27, 1818 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Gabriel Duvall • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
| Concurring |
| William Johnson Jr. |
GELSTON, et al. v. HOYT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1818. The case was argued before the court on March 14, 1817.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York 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: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
- Petitioner: Customs Service or Commissioner of Customs
- 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: 16 U.S. 246
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- What type of decision was made: Opinion 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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