POLK'S LESSEE v. WENDAL & AL (1815)

POLK'S LESSEE v. WENDAL & AL
	Term: 1815
Important Dates
	Argued: February 7, 1815
	Decided: February 21, 1815
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-0
Majority
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Bushrod Washington

POLK'S LESSEE v. WENDAL & AL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 1815. The case was argued before the court on February 7, 1815.

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 Tennessee U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Tennessee.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 13 U.S. 87
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: John Marshall

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.