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LA NEREYDA. THE SPANISH CONSUL, LIBELLANT (1823)

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LA NEREYDA. THE SPANISH CONSUL, LIBELLANT
Term: 1823
Important Dates
Argued: March 12, 1822
Decided: March 15, 1823
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
5-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StoryBushrod Washington

LA NEREYDA. THE SPANISH CONSUL, LIBELLANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1823. The case was argued before the court on March 12, 1822.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland 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: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Foreign nation or instrumentality
  • 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. 108
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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