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NATHANIEL RUSSELL v. JOHN I. CLARK'S EXECUTORS, AND OTHERS (1812)

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NATHANIEL RUSSELL v. JOHN I. CLARK'S EXECUTORS, AND OTHERS
Term: 1812
Important Dates
Argued: February 17, 1812
Decided: March 12, 1812
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas ToddBushrod Washington

NATHANIEL RUSSELL v. JOHN I. CLARK'S EXECUTORS, AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1812. The case was argued before the court on February 17, 1812.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 11 U.S. 69
  • 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: 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 unspecifiable.

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