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NATHAN CARR AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, VS. JOSEPH HOXIE, APPELLEE (1839)

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NATHAN CARR AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, VS. JOSEPH HOXIE, APPELLEE
Term: 1839
Important Dates
Argued: March 6, 1839
Decided: March 8, 1839
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinPhilip Pendelton BarbourJohn CatronJohn McKinleyJohn McLeanJoseph StoryRoger Brooke TaneySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne

NATHAN CARR AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS, VS. JOSEPH HOXIE, APPELLEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 8, 1839. The case was argued before the court on March 6, 1839.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Rhode Island U.S. Circuit for the District of Rhode Island.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taney Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 38 U.S. 460
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Story

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.

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