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OWINGS et al. v. LESSEE OF TIERNAN (1836)

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OWINGS et al. v. LESSEE OF TIERNAN
Term: 1836
Important Dates
Decided: January 18, 1836
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
5-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

OWINGS et al. v. LESSEE OF TIERNAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1836.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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

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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: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 35 U.S. 24
  • 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: 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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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