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TAYLOR'S LESSEE v. MYERS (1822)

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TAYLOR'S LESSEE v. MYERS
Term: 1822
Important Dates
Argued: March 15, 1821
Decided: February 12, 1822
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas ToddBushrod Washington

TAYLOR'S LESSEE v. MYERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 12, 1822. The case was argued before the court on March 15, 1821.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Ohio U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Ohio.

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: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Buyer, purchaser
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 20 U.S. 23
  • 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: 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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