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RABORG et al. v. PEYTON (1817)

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RABORG et al. v. PEYTON |
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Term: 1817 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 14, 1817 |
Decided: March 15, 1817 |
Outcome |
Certification to or from a lower court |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
RABORG et al. v. PEYTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1817. The case was argued before the court on March 14, 1817.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1810s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Commercial transactions
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 15 U.S. 385
- 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: Joseph Story
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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