PENDLETON AND WEBB v. WAMBERSIE et al. (1807)

PENDLETON AND WEBB v. WAMBERSIE et al.
	Term: 1807
Important Dates
	Argued: February 19, 1807
	Decided: February 27, 1807
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Samuel Chase • William Cushing • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington

PENDLETON AND WEBB v. WAMBERSIE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1807. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1807.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 8 U.S. 73
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 liberal.