M'CONNELL v. THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON (1827) - Ballotpedia

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M'CONNELL v. THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON

Term: 1827
Important Dates
Decided: February 22, 1827
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Robert Trimble • Bushrod Washington

M'CONNELL v. THE TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF LEXINGTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1827.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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.

About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Virginia
Citation: 25 U.S. 582
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 Marshall

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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