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TAYLOR AND QUARLES v. BROWN (1809)

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TAYLOR AND QUARLES v. BROWN
Term: 1809
Important Dates
Argued: February 22, 1809
Decided: March 1, 1809
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

TAYLOR AND QUARLES v. BROWN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1809. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 1809.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Distrcrict Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Private Action - Real property
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • 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: 9 U.S. 234
  • 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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