M'CREERY'S LESSEE v. SOMERVILLE (1824)

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M'CREERY'S LESSEE v. SOMERVILLE |
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Term: 1824 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 16, 1824 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
6-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Bushrod Washington |
M'CREERY'S LESSEE v. SOMERVILLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 16, 1824.
In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
- Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
- 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: 22 U.S. 354
- How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
- 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 unspecifiable.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
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