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GLASS, et al. APPELLANTS, VERSUS THE SLOOP BETSEY, et al. (1794)

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GLASS, et al. APPELLANTS, VERSUS THE SLOOP BETSEY, et al.
Term: 1794
Important Dates
Argued: February 8, 1794
Decided: February 18, 1794
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
John Blair • William Cushing • James Iredell • John Jay • William Paterson • James Wilson

GLASS, et al. APPELLANTS, VERSUS THE SLOOP BETSEY, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1794. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1794.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1790s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Jay 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: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 3 U.S. 6
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Jay
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Jay

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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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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