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JACOB MUMMA, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE POTOMAC COMPANY

Term: 1834
Important Dates
Argued: March 8, 1834
Decided: March 12, 1834
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

JACOB MUMMA, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE POTOMAC COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1834. The case was argued before the court on March 8, 1834.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Debtor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 33 U.S. 281
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 liberal.

See also

External links

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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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