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OWINGS v. NORWOOD'S LESSEE (1809)

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OWINGS v. NORWOOD'S LESSEE
Term: 1809
Important Dates
Argued: March 11, 1809
Decided: March 14, 1809
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

OWINGS v. NORWOOD'S LESSEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1809. The case was argued before the court on March 11, 1809.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Maryland State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, 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 - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Tenant or lessee
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 9 U.S. 344
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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.

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