THE FANNY. THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF PORTUGAL, LIBELLANT (1824)

THE FANNY. THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF PORTUGAL, LIBELLANT
	Term: 1824
Important Dates
	Argued: February 9, 1824
	Decided: February 28, 1824
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	5-0
Majority
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Bushrod Washington

THE FANNY. THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF PORTUGAL, LIBELLANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 28, 1824. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1824.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part 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. District Court.

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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: Foreign nation or instrumentality
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 22 U.S. 658
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 conservative.