GOSZLER v. CORPORATION OF GEORGETOWN (1821)

GOSZLER v. CORPORATION OF GEORGETOWN
	Term: 1821
Important Dates
	Argued: March 14, 1821
	Decided: March 16, 1821
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd

GOSZLER v. CORPORATION OF GEORGETOWN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1821. The case was argued before the court on March 14, 1821.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Local governmental unit other than a county, city, town, township, village, or borough
Respondent state: District of Columbia
Citation: 19 U.S. 593
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: John Marshall

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.