HEAD & AMORY v. THE PROVIDENCE INSURANCE COMPANY (1804) - Ballotpedia

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HEAD & AMORY v. THE PROVIDENCE INSURANCE COMPANY

Term: 1804
Important Dates
Argued: February 15, 1804
Decided: February 25, 1804
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
4-0
Majority
William Cushing • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington
Concurring
Samuel Chase

HEAD & AMORY v. THE PROVIDENCE INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 1804. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1804.

In a 4-0 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 Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
Petitioner: Shipper, including importer and exporter
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 6 U.S. 127
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 unspecifiable.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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