JAMES CONOLLY AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS VS. RICHARD TAYLOR AND OTHERS, APPELLEES (1829)

JAMES CONOLLY AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS VS. RICHARD TAYLOR AND OTHERS, APPELLEES
	Term: 1829
Important Dates
	Argued: February 4, 1829
	Decided: March 7, 1829
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	3-3
Equally divided vote
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Bushrod Washington

JAMES CONOLLY AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS VS. RICHARD TAYLOR AND OTHERS, APPELLEES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 7, 1829. The case was argued before the court on February 4, 1829.

In a 3-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from highest state court
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 27 U.S. 556
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
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 liberal.