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MARGARET DICK AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. STEPHEN B. BALCH AND OTHERS (1834)

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MARGARET DICK AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. STEPHEN B. BALCH AND OTHERS
Term: 1834
Important Dates
Argued: January 16, 1834
Decided: January 23, 1834
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinGabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson

MARGARET DICK AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. STEPHEN B. BALCH AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 23, 1834. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1834.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 33 U.S. 30
  • 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 conservative.

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