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THE GEORGE, THE BOTHNEA, AND THE IANSTAFF (1816)

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THE GEORGE, THE BOTHNEA, AND THE IANSTAFF |
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Term: 1815 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 4, 1816 |
Decided: March 23, 1816 |
Outcome |
No disposition |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
THE GEORGE, THE BOTHNEA, AND THE IANSTAFF is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 23, 1816. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1816.
The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a ruling. 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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 14 U.S. 408
- 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 conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
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