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HENRY CASSELL, ADMINISTRATOR OF LOUISA BROWNING, v. CHARLES CARROLL OF CARROLLTON (1826)

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HENRY CASSELL, ADMINISTRATOR OF LOUISA BROWNING, v. CHARLES CARROLL OF CARROLLTON
Term: 1826
Important Dates
Argued: March 14, 1826
Decided: March 20, 1826
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

HENRY CASSELL, ADMINISTRATOR OF LOUISA BROWNING, v. CHARLES CARROLL OF CARROLLTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1826. The case was argued before the court on March 14, 1826.

In a 5-0 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 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 24 U.S. 134
  • 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: Joseph Story

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.

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