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STRAWBRIDGE et al. v. CURTISS et al. (1806)

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STRAWBRIDGE et al. v. CURTISS et al.
Term: 1806
Important Dates
Argued: February 12, 1806
Decided: February 13, 1806
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • William Paterson • Bushrod Washington

STRAWBRIDGE et al. v. CURTISS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1806. The case was argued before the court on February 12, 1806.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. Circuit for the District of Massachusetts.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, 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: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 7 U.S. 267
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • 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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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