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THE ATALANTA. -- FOUSSAT CLAIMANT (1818)
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| THE ATALANTA. -- FOUSSAT CLAIMANT |
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| Term: 1818 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 23, 1818 |
| Decided: March 4, 1818 |
| Outcome |
| No disposition |
| Vote |
| 7-0 |
| Majority |
| Gabriel Duvall • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
| Concurring |
| William Johnson Jr. |
THE ATALANTA. -- FOUSSAT CLAIMANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 1818. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1818.
The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a ruling. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. District Court.
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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of 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: 16 U.S. 409
- 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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