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SPRING et al. v. THE SOUTH CAROLINA INSURANCE COMPANY (1821)

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SPRING et al. v. THE SOUTH CAROLINA INSURANCE COMPANY
Term: 1821
Important Dates
Decided: March 15, 1821
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas Todd

SPRING et al. v. THE SOUTH CAROLINA INSURANCE COMPANY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1821.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the South Carolina U.S. Circuit for the District of South Carolina.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, 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 - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 19 U.S. 519
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 liberal.

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