SAMUEL PACKER AND OTHERS v. HENRY NIXON, ADMINISTRATOR OF MATTHIAS ASPDEN DECEASED (1836)

SAMUEL PACKER AND OTHERS v. HENRY NIXON, ADMINISTRATOR OF MATTHIAS ASPDEN DECEASED
	Term: 1836
Important Dates
	Argued: February 16, 1836
	Decided: February 26, 1836
Outcome
	Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
	5-0
Majority
	Henry Baldwin • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

SAMUEL PACKER AND OTHERS v. HENRY NIXON, ADMINISTRATOR OF MATTHIAS ASPDEN DECEASED is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 1836. The case was argued before the court on February 16, 1836.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 35 U.S. 408
How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
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 conservative.