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 |
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Term: 1834 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 16, 1834 |
Decided: January 23, 1834 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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