MARSHALL v. P. R. BEVERLEY (1820)

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MARSHALL v. P. R. BEVERLEY |
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Term: 1820 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 6, 1819 |
Decided: March 9, 1820 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
MARSHALL v. P. R. BEVERLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 9, 1820. The case was argued before the court on March 6, 1819.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Virginia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 18 U.S. 313
- 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: Henry Brockholst Livingston
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
- 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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