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THE FRIENDSCHAFT -- WINN, et al. CLAIMANTS (1818)

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THE FRIENDSCHAFT -- WINN, et al. CLAIMANTS
Term: 1818
Important Dates
Decided: February 6, 1818
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallJoseph StoryThomas ToddBushrod Washington

THE FRIENDSCHAFT -- WINN, et al. CLAIMANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 6, 1818.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina 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: Private Action - Evidence
  • Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
  • 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: 16 U.S. 14
  • 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: 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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