THE CORPORATION OF NEW-ORLEANS v. WINTER et al. (1816)

THE CORPORATION OF NEW-ORLEANS v. WINTER et al.
	Term: 1816
Important Dates
	Argued: February 24, 1816
	Decided: February 28, 1816
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

THE CORPORATION OF NEW-ORLEANS v. WINTER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1816. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1816.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
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: 14 U.S. 91
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 conservative.