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SERE AND LARALDE v. PITOT AND OTHERS (1810)

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SERE AND LARALDE v. PITOT AND OTHERS
Term: 1810
Important Dates
Argued: March 16, 1810
Decided: March 17, 1810
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

SERE AND LARALDE v. PITOT AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 17, 1810. The case was argued before the court on March 16, 1810.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District of Orleans U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1810s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 10 U.S. 332
  • 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 conservative.

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