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SEBASTIAN HIRIART, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JEAN GASSIES BALLON (1835)

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SEBASTIAN HIRIART, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JEAN GASSIES BALLON
Term: 1835
Important Dates
Decided: February 17, 1835
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry BaldwinJohn MarshallJohn McLeanJoseph StorySmith ThompsonJames Moore Wayne

SEBASTIAN HIRIART, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR v. JEAN GASSIES BALLON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 17, 1835.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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 - Civil procedure
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 34 U.S. 156
  • 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: 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 unspecifiable.

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