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PAGE v. PATTON (1831)

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PAGE v. PATTON
Term: 1831
Important Dates
Argued: February 4, 1831
Decided: February 16, 1831
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
5-2
Majority
Gabriel DuvallJohn MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith Thompson
Dissenting
Henry BaldwinWilliam Johnson Jr.

PAGE v. PATTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 16, 1831. The case was argued before the court on February 4, 1831.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Virginia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Virginia.

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: Private Action - Wills and trusts
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 30 U.S. 304
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • 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 McLean

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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