JOHNSON AND GRAHAM'S LESSEE v. WILLIAM M'INTOSH (1823)

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JOHNSON AND GRAHAM'S LESSEE v. WILLIAM M'INTOSH |
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Term: 1823 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 15, 1823 |
Decided: February 28, 1823 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Bushrod Washington |
JOHNSON AND GRAHAM'S LESSEE v. WILLIAM M'INTOSH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1823. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1823.
In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
- 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: 21 U.S. 543
- 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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