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THE CHESAPEAKE INSURANCE COMPANY v. STARK (1810)

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THE CHESAPEAKE INSURANCE COMPANY v. STARK
Term: 1810
Important Dates
Argued: March 12, 1810
Decided: March 14, 1810
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallThomas ToddBushrod Washington

THE CHESAPEAKE INSURANCE COMPANY v. STARK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1810. The case was argued before the court on March 12, 1810.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.

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 - Commercial transactions
  • Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 10 U.S. 268
  • 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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