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HALLET AND BOWNE v. JENKS AND OTHERS (1805)

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HALLET AND BOWNE v. JENKS AND OTHERS
Term: 1805
Important Dates
Argued: March 5, 1805
Decided: March 6, 1805
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallWilliam PatersonBushrod Washington

HALLET AND BOWNE v. JENKS AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 6, 1805. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1805.

In a 6-0 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 1800s, 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: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 7 U.S. 210
  • 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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