ROBERT BOYCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. PAUL ANDERSON, DEFENDANT IN ERROR (1829) - Ballotpedia

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ROBERT BOYCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. PAUL ANDERSON, DEFENDANT IN ERROR

Term: 1829
Important Dates
Argued: January 29, 1829
Decided: February 7, 1829
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Bushrod Washington

ROBERT BOYCE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR VS. PAUL ANDERSON, DEFENDANT IN ERROR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 7, 1829. The case was argued before the court on January 29, 1829.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Slavery or indenture
Petitioner: Slave-owner
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Shipper, including importer and exporter
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 27 U.S. 150
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.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

↑ 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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