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RIDDLE AND COMPANY v. MANDEVILLE AND JAMESSON (1810)

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RIDDLE AND COMPANY v. MANDEVILLE AND JAMESSON |
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Term: 1809 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 1, 1810 |
Outcome |
Stay, petition, or motion granted |
Vote |
5-0 |
Majority |
William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
RIDDLE AND COMPANY v. MANDEVILLE AND JAMESSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 1, 1810.
In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
- Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Person who guarantees another's obligations
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 10 U.S. 86
- 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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