SAMUEL SPRIGG, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE BANK OF MOUNT PLEASANT (1836) - Ballotpedia

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SAMUEL SPRIGG, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE BANK OF MOUNT PLEASANT

Term: 1836
Important Dates
Argued: February 5, 1836
Decided: February 11, 1836
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

SAMUEL SPRIGG, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. THE BANK OF MOUNT PLEASANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 11, 1836. The case was argued before the court on February 5, 1836.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Debtors' rights
Petitioner: Debtor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 35 U.S. 257
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: Smith Thompson

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.

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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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