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JOHNSON v. PANNEL'S HEIRS (1817)
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| JOHNSON v. PANNEL'S HEIRS |
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| Term: 1817 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 25, 1817 |
| Decided: March 6, 1817 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
JOHNSON v. PANNEL'S HEIRS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 6, 1817. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1817.
In a 7-0 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: Private Action - Real property
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 15 U.S. 206
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- 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 unspecifiable.
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