GRAVES AND BARNEWALL v. BOSTON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (1805)

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GRAVES AND BARNEWALL v. BOSTON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY |
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Term: 1805 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 17, 1804 |
Decided: February 25, 1805 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
4-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Chase • William Cushing • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington |
GRAVES AND BARNEWALL v. BOSTON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1805. The case was argued before the court on February 17, 1804.
In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 6 U.S. 419
- 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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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