SARAH AND ABIGAIL SILSBY, v. THOMAS YOUNG AND ENOCH SILSBY (1806) - Ballotpedia

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SARAH AND ABIGAIL SILSBY, v. THOMAS YOUNG AND ENOCH SILSBY

Term: 1806
Important Dates
Argued: February 10, 1806
Decided: February 13, 1806
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
4-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • William Paterson • Bushrod Washington

SARAH AND ABIGAIL SILSBY, v. THOMAS YOUNG AND ENOCH SILSBY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1806. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1806.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.

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About the case

Subject matter: Private Action - Wills and trusts
Petitioner: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Heir, or beneficiary, or person so claiming to be
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 7 U.S. 249
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 unspecifiable.

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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