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THE ESTRELLA. -- HERNANDEZ, CLAIMANT (1819)

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THE ESTRELLA. -- HERNANDEZ, CLAIMANT
Term: 1819
Important Dates
Argued: February 18, 1819
Decided: March 2, 1819
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryBushrod Washington

THE ESTRELLA. -- HERNANDEZ, CLAIMANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1819. The case was argued before the court on February 18, 1819.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana 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: Economic Activity - Sufficiency of evidence: typically in the context of a jury's determination of compensation for injury or death
  • 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: 17 U.S. 298
  • 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: Henry Brockholst Livingston

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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