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SOMERVILLE'S EXECUTORS v. HAMILTON (1819)
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| SOMERVILLE'S EXECUTORS v. HAMILTON |
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| Term: 1819 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 6, 1818 |
| Decided: February 20, 1819 |
| Outcome |
| Certification to or from a lower court |
| Vote |
| 6-0 |
| Majority |
| Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Bushrod Washington |
SOMERVILLE'S EXECUTORS v. HAMILTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1819. The case was argued before the court on March 6, 1818.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the North Carolina U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of North Carolina.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
- Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
- 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: 17 U.S. 230
- How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
- 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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