JONES et al. v. SHORE'S EXECUTOR et al. (1816) - Ballotpedia

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JONES et al. v. SHORE'S EXECUTOR et al.

Term: 1816
Important Dates
Argued: February 29, 1816
Decided: March 6, 1816
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

JONES et al. v. SHORE'S EXECUTOR et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 6, 1816. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 1816.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Virginia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Customs Service or Commissioner of Customs
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 14 U.S. 462
How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Story

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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