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

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JOHNSON AND GRAHAM'S LESSEE v. WILLIAM M'INTOSH
Term: 1823
Important Dates
Argued: February 15, 1823
Decided: February 28, 1823
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StoryBushrod 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.

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: 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.

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