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LIDDERDALE'S EXECUTORS v. THE EXECUTOR OF ROBINSON (1827)

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LIDDERDALE'S EXECUTORS v. THE EXECUTOR OF ROBINSON
Term: 1827
Important Dates
Argued: February 9, 1827
Decided: February 17, 1827
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonRobert TrimbleBushrod Washington

LIDDERDALE'S EXECUTORS v. THE EXECUTOR OF ROBINSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 17, 1827. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1827.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Virginia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Personal property
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 25 U.S. 594
  • 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: William Johnson Jr.

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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