GRACIE v. THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BALTIMORE (1814)

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GRACIE v. THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BALTIMORE
Term: 1814
Important Dates
Argued: February 16, 1814
Decided: February 19, 1814
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas Todd

GRACIE v. THE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF BALTIMORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1814. The case was argued before the court on February 16, 1814.

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

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: Economic Activity - Liability, other than as in sufficiency of evidence, election of remedies, punitive damages
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 12 U.S. 75
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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