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STEWART v. ANDERSON (1810)

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STEWART v. ANDERSON
Term: 1810
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 1810
Decided: March 1, 1810
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

STEWART v. ANDERSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1810. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1810.

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

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: Private Action - Contracts
  • 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. 203
  • 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 unspecifiable.

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