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POLLARD AND PICKETT v. DWIGHT et al. (1808)

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POLLARD AND PICKETT v. DWIGHT et al.
Term: 1807
Important Dates
Argued: March 12, 1808
Decided: March 15, 1808
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel Chase • William Cushing • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Bushrod Washington

POLLARD AND PICKETT v. DWIGHT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1808. The case was argued before the court on March 12, 1808.

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 Connecticut U.S. Circuit for the District of Connecticut.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Seller or vendor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 8 U.S. 421
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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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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