MARTIN PICKETT'S HEIRS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. SAMUEL LEGERWOOD et al. (1833)

MARTIN PICKETT'S HEIRS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. SAMUEL LEGERWOOD et al.
	Term: 1833
Important Dates
	Argued: February 16, 1833
	Decided: March 2, 1833
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

MARTIN PICKETT'S HEIRS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. SAMUEL LEGERWOOD et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1833. The case was argued before the court on February 16, 1833.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
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: 32 U.S. 144
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: William Johnson Jr.

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.