JONES, INDORSEE, VERSUS LE TOMBE (1798)

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JONES, INDORSEE, VERSUS LE TOMBE
Term: 1798
Important Dates
Argued: February 9, 1798
Decided: February 9, 1798
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingOliver EllsworthJames IredellWilliam PatersonJames Wilson

JONES, INDORSEE, VERSUS LE TOMBE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 9, 1798. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1798.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Contracts
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Foreign nation or instrumentality
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 3 U.S. 384
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Oliver Ellsworth
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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