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HICKS et al. v. ROGERS (1807)

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HICKS et al. v. ROGERS
Term: 1807
Important Dates
Argued: February 23, 1807
Decided: February 28, 1807
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallBushrod Washington

HICKS et al. v. ROGERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1807. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1807.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Vermont U.S. Circuit for the District of Vermont.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 8 U.S. 165
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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