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THE EDWARD. -- SCOTT, CLAIMANT (1816)

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THE EDWARD. -- SCOTT, CLAIMANT
Term: 1816
Important Dates
Argued: March 5, 1816
Decided: March 16, 1816
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-1
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StoryThomas ToddBushrod Washington
Dissenting
Henry Brockholst Livingston

THE EDWARD. -- SCOTT, CLAIMANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1816. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1816.

In a 6-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts 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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 14 U.S. 261
  • 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: Bushrod Washington

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 liberal.

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