JOHN COULSON, APPELLANT v. JAMES WALTON AND OTHERS (1835) - Ballotpedia

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JOHN COULSON, APPELLANT v. JAMES WALTON AND OTHERS

Term: 1835
Important Dates
Argued: January 15, 1835
Decided: February 17, 1835
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

JOHN COULSON, APPELLANT v. JAMES WALTON AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 17, 1835. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 1835.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: untimely filing
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
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: 34 U.S. 62
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 McLean

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

The Supreme Court Database

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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