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SARAH BOONE AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. WILLIAM CHILES AND OTHERS, APPELLEES (1836)

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SARAH BOONE AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. WILLIAM CHILES AND OTHERS, APPELLEES
Term: 1836
Important Dates
Argued: February 19, 1835
Decided: February 3, 1836
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
4-1
Majority
Henry BaldwinJoseph StorySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne
Dissenting
John McLean

SARAH BOONE AND OTHERS, APPELLANTS v. WILLIAM CHILES AND OTHERS, APPELLEES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 3, 1836. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1835.

In a 4-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1830s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 35 U.S. 177
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Baldwin

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.

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